School: Cluainteach (roll number 10298)
- Location:
- Cloontagh, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Seán Ó Buadhacháin
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Stories of the Leipreachán (continued)
“Once upon a time there was a man who had a lime kiln.”
(continued from previous page)morning, all he had was a bit of moss.
Stories of the Leipreachán
“One summer's morning there was a woman going to milk her cows.”
One summer's morning there was a woman going to milk her cows. She saw a leipreachán sitting under a bush cobbling old shoes. She caught him by the shoulder and asked him where the gold was hidden.I know where there are trunkfulls of gold but we will have to walk for it. "No", said the woman., "I will carry you", They went on a long journey until the(continues on next page) - Collector
- Pádraig Ó Maolacháin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonagh, Co. Longford
- Informant
- S. Mimnagh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonagh, Co. Longford