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School: Boher (roll number 9409)

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Bracknahevla, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Kavanagh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0744, Page 045

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  1. The Leipreachán (continued)

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    not believe in the Leipreachán.
    There is an old story told about the Leipreachán. One day an old woman went to collect sticks, and she caught a Leipreachán. He was mending shoes in a glen. She asked him for his gold. He told her that the gold was under the stone in front of her door. She did not believe him, (him) so she carried him in her apron to the place where he told her the gold was. When they came to the top of the hill in front of her house he shouted "O murder, Look, your house is on fire."
    The woman was so star(k)led that she looked
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. leprechauns (~1,007)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Fox
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killeenbrack, Co. Westmeath