School: Loch Measca

Location:
Cathair Roibeird, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean an Bhrúnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0103, Page 360

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  3. XML “An Bhean Sí”
  4. XML “The Leprechaun”

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    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha (~14,864)
        1. mná sí (~369)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Browne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Inis Meáin, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Miss Kate Browne
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    68
    Address
    Inis Meáin, Co. Mhaigh Eo
  2. There was a Leprechaun seen in Innishard one time. He was sitting on a stone, shaped like a chair and was making a shoe. He was dressed in red and had a green cap on his head. One time when he saw a man coming he ran away and was never seen again. The stone is still to be seen in the field.
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