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School: Inishcaltra

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Cappaduff, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Énrí Ó Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0589, Page 075

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  1. The Bean Sí and the Leprechaun

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    There are not many stories told in this parish about the Bean-sidhe. The Bean-sidhe is a fairy woman. She has long fair hair, and she nearly always combs her hair at an old kiln. It is said that the Bean-sidhe always cries after the dead person with O. or Mac before their name.
    A Lepraucháun is a small thin man with a pointy hat and a green suit. He is nearly always seen in a valley. He is always making or mending shoes. The chair he has is a mushroom. It is said that he has a lot of gold. It is very hard to catch the Lepracháun. You would have to
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. banshees (~369)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Olive Waterstone
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mountshannon, Co. Clare