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School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)

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Twomilehouse, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Tomás Bineidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776C, Page 09_008

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    In olden times a Leipreachan lived in the butt of a moving mountain and every night at 12 o'clock he used to have a great dance on the top of this mountain. There was a village near hand called Eire's Green Valley, and in the village was a soldiers drill barrack. In the middle of the night they used to be marched by the barrack, in, in the front gate and out in the back.
    The people in the village could hear lovely music and the beating of drums. The people told the General about the noise and the gates being opened
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. leprechauns (~1,007)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Connolly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Greenhills, Co. Kildare