School: Monknewton (roll number 9696)
- Location:
- Monknewtown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Maighréad Ní Mhurchadha
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- The leipreachans are also called ganka-dhans. He is about 2ft high. He is about dressed in red. There is leipreachans in Cooneys fields. They mostly make shoes. A farmer caught a leipreahan and tied him in the corner. He threatened him that he would bake him on the griddle if he did not give up the gold. They got the gold and let him go.
The fairies used bring some people away in the night and bring them round the country.
