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School: Athboy (C.)

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Athboy, Co. Meath
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Bríghid, Bean Uí Mhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 174

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    counted very friendly being and some of them are very cross. It is said that one time a man cut off a bit of a leipreachan's beard and not long after a whole lot of them watched him going home, they all got around him and carried him away.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. leprechauns (~1,007)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs Brown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath