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School: Beacán (C.)

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Bekan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Dhonnchú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 328

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    look, and when he did the leipreachan vanished, and the man fell to the ground, and when he arose he found himself withen in the middle of a big fort. This happened about thirty or forty years ago.
    This is the only story we can relate about the finding of a leipreachan, but we are not sure whither it is true or not.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. leprechauns (~1,007)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nell Morley
    Gender
    Female