School: Gallbhaile (roll number 1316)
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- An Gallbhaile, Co. Loch Garman
- Teacher: Mícheál L. Mac Murchadha
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- The leipreacán is a very small fellow. He is about the size of a man's hand
The uniform he wears is a red cap and green coat. His trade is making shoes for the rest of fairies. He also carries about all the gold.This elf is seen mostly in old raths or along a lonely river in the shade of a sceach. He is seen about midnight
No body is every clever enough to catch
When you say "Give me your gold," he will say "If you dig there you will get the gold,"
When you look away he is sure to disappear. Once a man caught him and asked him for the gold. The leipreacán(continues on next page)