School: Fearth Mór (Brooklawn) (roll number 15508)
- Location:
- Fartamore, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Treasa, Bean Mhic Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0040, Page 0328
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- There was once a woman in Lehid who had one son and he was in America. She lived alone.
A Leipreachán came into the house one day to her. He said in Irish to her "Bhfuil aon sgéal nuadh agat, níl a deir sí, ní bheidh tú i bhfad mar sin Dubhairt sí cé'r bas thú ar gleann na n éan adeir sé, cé'n sort áite é sin? agus arsa sé, "cá bhfuil an gleann gan iad."
Lá in a dhiaidh sin tháinig fear an phuist le litir cuici, dgofail sí é, agus séard a dubhradh ins an litir ná "tá do mhac cáillte agus curtha. |Sin é an nsgéal nuadh a bhí ag an LeipreachánThere was once a man in Castlegrove who went for a walk one evening. He saw a Leipreachán sitting on a mush-room and he making a pair of boots. The man ran to the place where the Leipreachán was, he put him into a box and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brighidh Ní Mhangháin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- James Mangan
- Gender
- Male
