School: Ráth gCaola (B.) (roll number 1282)
- Location:
- Rathkeale, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Seán Ó Coindealbháin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0500, Page 673
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- The race of people that came to Ireland after Clanna Neimhid were named as Fir Bolgs or Bag Men. When the De Danans came they beat the Bag Men in a battle. The Bag Men ran into the caves and holes in the ground and were not seen by day only by night. They were called Fairies and Leprachauns and were only twelve inches in height.
It is said that the Leprachauans were the richest people in the world.
One moonlight night when Captian Sheahan visited the Deel Forth he saw three Leprachauns carrying three pots of gold to their den. Captain Sheahan threw his hat at one and caught him in it. The other two ran for their lives into their den with the gold and he saw them no more. He caught the third one in his hat with the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pat Power
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rathkeale, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Captain Sheehan
- Gender
- Male
