School: Graigue, Cill Dairbhe (roll number 4124)

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1. The Leprechaun

   

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   A leipreachán is about a foot in height. He is dressed with knee-breeches, a green coat and a red cap. His occupation is making shoes under a white-thorn bush and while he is working he is always singing. He lives in a liss. When any person catches him he would always want to give the "purse of the farthing or halfpenny", but he would never give the purse of the shilling.

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
         1. leprechauns (~1,007)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Elizabeth Mc Carthy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballyshurdane, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mr Thomas Mc Carthy

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   50

   Address

   Ballyshurdane, Co. Cork

2. The Leprechaun

   

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   The leipreachán is about nine inches in height. He wears a green cap, a red coat and a red breeches. He lives under a whitethorn tree in a glen. His usual occupation is shoemaking.
   It is said that a man who was walking beside a glen saw a leipreachán. He stole up beside him and caught and threatened him that he would kill him if he did not give up his gold. The leipreachan told the man that his house was on fire. The man looked behind him and the leipreachán

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