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School: Athboy (C.)

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Athboy, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Bríghid, Bean Uí Mhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 178

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  1. The Leprechaun (continued)

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    bush. He is about one foot high. He wears a brown cap and a green jacket.
    It is said that if you go out at twelve o'clock and catch a hold of him he would tell you where the pot of gold is hidden.
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  2. Haunted Houses and Ghosts

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    There was once a man going to a fair and he could not get lodging anywhere. So he went in to the church and when the clerk came around to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Mitchell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs Mitchell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath