School: Crowenstown
- Location:
- Crowinstown Little, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: M. Ní Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0724, Page 343
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“If you comb your hair and look into a looking glass, and eat an apple, all at the same time, you will see you future husband or wife looking into the glass behind your back.”
(continued from previous page)If you comb your hair and look into a looking glass, and eat an apple, all at the same time, you will see you future husband or wife looking into the glass behind your back.
- The little leipreachan is known locally as the "geanncanach." He is about three feet high. He is dressed in red, and lives in a very lonely place.
His usual occupation is shoe-making and minding a crock of gold. There are no stories told(continues on next page) - Collector
- Kathleen Cunneen
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Lisclogher Great, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- James Cunneen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lisclogher Great, Co. Westmeath
