School: Beanntraighe (B.) (roll number 15135)
- Location:
- Bantry, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Dr. Mac Carrthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0281, Page 123
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- (continued from previous page)impressions are to be seen on the rock up to the present day.
- One day there was a man walking along the fields near Inchaclough. He saw a leipreacán sitting under a tree and he mending shoes.
He stole up behind the little man and he caught him in his hand. "Give me your money or I will kill you," said he to the little man. "Oh," said the little man, "look at the big bull behind you". But the man did not look back, because if he did the little man would disappear. He showed the man where the gold was and, the man marked the place with a stick.
He told the little man(continues on next page) - Collector
- Michael Sugrue
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bantry, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Sugrue
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bantry, Co. Cork
