School: Rath (roll number 5391)
- Location:
- Rath, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Miss Palmer
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0739, Page 050
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- A Leipreachan is supposed to be a gold herd and is from one to two feet tall wearing a white cap and a red coat.
There was a one living in the moat in Streete and he was once caught by a young man,
The man was coming home from work and found him making boots.
He brought him home and locked him in a box. That night he could not sleep with the fairy jumping and he ran to kill him.
While running he fell across a bag on the floor. When he got up(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Reynolds
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 42
- Address
- Cornacuask, Co. Westmeath
