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School: Baile Dháithí, Dunlavin

Location:
Davidstown, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Róisín Bhreathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0915, Page 200

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  1. The Leipreachán or Mermaid (continued)

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    she thought there were others guarding the gold. When he went through the gap he dissappeared and she looked each side of the wall but she did not find him.
    This is a true story because the old woman related it to mother. I also heard another story but I am not sure if it is true.
    Every evening a little man clad in rags would ride an old widow's pig around the yard. One evening the old woman ran after him to catch him and beat him, because she thought he was a neighbour's child. But she fell and broke her hip and had to get the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. leprechauns (~1,007)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seamus Rogers
    Gender
    Male