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School: Killallon (roll number 5207)

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Boherard, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Stiophán Ó Scalaighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 397

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  1. The Leipreachaun

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    Leipreachauns are mostly seen in around forts. The names of leipreachauns are fairys and Goncon. The hight of the leipreachaun is about a foot or a foot and a half. They are mostly dressed in red. The leipreachaun mends shoes and kicks football. Long ago people caught them and did succeed in getting the gold. Some of the fairys would not give the gold and the people would put them on a griddle in the fire and redden it and would threaten to put him sitting on it if he would not tell the people where the money was. Leipreachauns are not friendly beings. A friend of mine was one night coming home from a Ceilidhe
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. leprechauns (~1,007)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mattie Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mulliganstown, Co. Westmeath