School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)

Location:
Twomilehouse, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Tomás Bineidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776C, Page 10_006

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  1. A very poor man lived in a forest. He was so poor that he could scarcely maintain himself.
    One day he was walking through the forest and he caught a Leipreachan and the man stared him with his eyes and squeezed hims until the Leipreachan told him where all the hidden treasures were and when the Leipreachan had told him where all the trasures were he let him go.
    The man went
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. leprechauns (~1,007)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Cooley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullacash North, Co. Kildare