School: Redwood (roll number 11912)
- Location:
- Redwood, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máighréad Nic Chormaic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0530, Page 247
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- (continued from previous page)a penny, or some coin. Some prayers were said, but there are no accounts of what prayers were offered up, or if rounds were performed.
- The Leipreachan is locally known as the fairy shoe maker. He is supposed to be about three inches high, live under a mushroom, and come out to work in the evening. He is supposed to carry on his shoe-making in the School Lios, around Redwood Castle, in Grange Lios, in Puck's Lios in Mr. Grogan's field, and in Pat Brown's field.
He is dressed in a red jacket, green three-cornered, pointed cap and red breeches to his knees. He wears pointed shoes, with turned-up toes, and green socks.
His occupation is making shoes, mending them, and minding gold-crocks.(continues on next page)
