School: Graigue, Cill Dairbhe (roll number 4124)

Location:
Graigue, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Lionacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0375, Page 130

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0375, Page 130

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  1. 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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  2. 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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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. leprechauns (~1,007)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lewis Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Graigue, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr James Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    47
    Address
    Graigue, Co. Cork