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1. The Leprechaun

   

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   Long ago two brothers named Richard and Desmond Murphy from Graigue were trapping rabbits. All in a sudden they saw a Leprechaun. Desmond ran as fast as he could and caught it. He asked him to tell him where the money was but the Leprechaun would not say anything. Then Desmond told Richard to light a few bushes and he would soon make the little lad tell where the money was. Richard lit the bushes and Desmond held the feet of the Leprechaun over the flame. He told him he'd hold him there until the legs would burn off him if he did not ell him where it was. Ah! says the Leprechaun let me go and I'll tell you where it is. But Desmond would not let him go. "Well", says the Leprechaun "it is under that tree over there". Then Desmond told Richard to go home quickly for a spade and that he would hold the little fellow until he'd come back. "But sure" says the Leprechaun it is too late in the night time and you wouldn't be able to see it. Can't you stick down a skiver there under the tree

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
         1. leprechauns (~1,007)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eileen Keogh

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Graiguenaspiddoge, Co. Carlow