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School: Killashee, Longphort (roll number 12515)

Location:
Killashee and Aghakeeran, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Seán Ó Muireadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0755, Page 189

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    of hay in the field. The leipreachan started to dance around the cock of hay and then disappeared. Another time he was coming home from working in my Grandaunt's and he met two real small children going in-to the house. So he went home and the next morning he came back to work and he inquired who were the two children and she said there were no two children in her house that evening at all. So they must have been Leipreachans.
    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
    Eva Rollins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lyneen, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Rollins
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    54
    Address
    Lyneen, Co. Longford