School: Breacaire Beag (roll number 14891)
- Location:
- Brackary Beg, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Ó Brádaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0192, Page 263
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- There was a man long ago whose name was Pat Burke. This man was very poor and was in great want for money. One night Pat was passing by a place where mushrooms were numerous. He then spied an ugly little man with sharp eyes and very long ears. This Leipreachan was about two feet in height. He had a big long sharp nose and little shoes with very long toes. He had very long legs and a short body. This ugly little man had a pair of red pants and a green jacket, a cord around his jacket, and an ugly little cap on the top of his head.
One time the little man was working at shoe-making under a large tree on the road-side. It happened that Pat Burke was coming home one night from rambling(continues on next page)
