School: Virginia (B)
- Location:
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. O' Reilly
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 302
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- (continued from previous page)302a Lepreachan sitting beside a tree making shoes. He crept up quietly until he got behind the tree, then he got hold of the Lepreachan by the back of the neck. When he heard a noise behind them and he looked round and the Lepreachan escaped.
Bernard Smith Maghera, Virginia
John Smith Maghera, Virginia If a mermaid sees any human being while she is sitting on a rock combing her hair she dives in without leaving a ripple on the water. A mermaid is said to be one of the seven wonders of the sea.
Ted Howe, Virginia
Tommy Howe, Virginia
- If a mermaid sees any human being while she is sitting on a rock combing her hair she dives in without leaving a ripple on the water. A mermaid is said to be one of the seven wonders of the sea.
- Collector
- Ted Howe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Tommy Howe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
