School: Clochar San Pól, Cill Fhíonáin (roll number 13026)

Location:
Kilfinane, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. Bernadette
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0510, Page 224

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  3. XML “Story of a Leipreachan”
  4. XML “Story of a Liss”

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    went to hunt rabbits at 4 o'clock in the Ballyriggan Wood. As he went thought his own fields he saw his cows being driven toward him by a Leipreachan. As he approached the little man disappeared. When he reached the place from where the Leipreachan had disappeared he found a wooden shoe. He brought this home with him but a neighbour told him to put it back where he got it. He did so and never saw the little man again.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Not far from Kilfinane lived a woman with her three children. Every morning she sent the children to school, but the oldest never went. The teacher asked the mother why the oldest girl never went , and when the mother asked the daughter why she did not go to school she told this story.
    Every morning when she was passing a nearby liss a red-haired woman came out and compelled her to go in and
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    U.B. Fox
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Kilfinane, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Michael Dawson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Cush, Co. Limerick