School: Ballyhahill (C.) (roll number 10686)
- Location:
- Ballyhahill, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: H. Fitzgerald
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0482, Page 275
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she stole up and caught him and asked him for the gold. He said that the gold was in a castle near by. When they were near it the Leipreachan said "look the castle is on fire" and she looked but when she did he disappeared. If you steal up on him and catch hold of him, and ask him where would you find a crock of gold, do not take your eyes off him until he brings you to a fort, and when you get the gold, let him go and you will see him no more. This is a rhyme concerning the Leipreachan:
"In a shady nook of a moonlight night
A Leipreachan I spied,
With a scarlet cap, and coat of green.
With a "Cruiscin" by his side
He hammered and sang, with a weeny voice,
And drank his mountain dew
Oh I'd laugh to think he was caught at last,
But the fairy was laughing too.
II
As quick as thought I seized the elf
"Your fairy purse" I cried
"The purse he said, its on her hand,
That lady by your side"
I turned to look the elf was gone
What more had I to do
Oh I'd laugh to think what a fool I was
But the fairy was laughing too.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annetta Dalton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloonlahard East, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- John O' Callaghan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 67
- Address
- Tinnakilla, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Mrs Dan O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 81
- Address
- Tooraree Upper, Co. Limerick
