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School: Fairche, Cill Dairbhre (roll number 6834)

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An Fhairche, Co. Chorcaí
Teacher:
Seán Mac Fheorais
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0373, Page 362

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  2. The Leprechaun

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    A leprechaun is a tiny little man who wears a green cap and a red coat. The leprechaun lives in the lios(?). It is said that if you felled a lios, the fairies would do some harm to you he people say that if you caught a fairy, he would give you a purse of gold. This is an old story about a leprechaun. Long ago there lived a man in Farrahy named Jack Carroll. Now Jack had to go some distance to where he
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    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha (~14,864)
        1. leipreacháin (~1,007)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen O Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baile Thancaird, Co. Chorcaí
    Informant
    Mr O Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baile Thancaird, Co. Chorcaí