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School: Mercy Convent

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0972, Page 142

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  1. The Leprechaun (continued)

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    over to him and caught him.
    The little man looked at him and asked what he wanted and the man said "What is your name?" The little man replied "My name is Willie the Winker" The man said to him "Where is your gold"? and the little man looked down at the river which was flowing below the field and said "Do you see that rock in the middle of the river"? The man looked down but when he turned around again the Leipreachan was gone and the shoe had also disappeared.
    It is said that you should not take your eyes off a Leipreachan until you want to let him go. The man who caught him died last year. He lived at the back of the church.
    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
    Bridie O' Hanlon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilconny, Co. Cavan