School: Inishmagrath (roll number 15088)
- Location:
- Sheena, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Mrs. C. Kelly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0204, Page 059
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- The little leipreachan is know locally by the Leiprachan. He is 18 inches high, he wears a green cap with a long tassel, a red, coat, striped trousers, and shoes with very long toes. It is believed that he lives under mushrooms, and that his occupation is shoemaking.
Once a woman caught him, and was carrying him over a river which was crossed by a bridge made of wood. He told her that a big bull was coming. The woman became frightened and looked behind her and the lepreachán escaped.
- Collector
- Eva Buchanan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumkeeran, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- John Boles
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Fingreagh Lower, Co. Leitrim
