School: An Páirtín
- Location:
- Parteen, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Ciarán Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0599, Page 558
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- Leprechauns are small little men living in a moat or commonly called a fort and they wear a tiny cap on top of their heads, a tiny coat of green and a pair of buckled shoes.
Some people say that they have a crock of gold stored away in inland places.
The oldest fairy is always the cobbler and he mends the other fairies shoes. He always sits under an oak tree at this work during the hot weather and he is always found here either in early morning or else in late evening(continues on next page)
