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   “There is a well in Knockanure belonging to the Carrols and Mr Carrol dreamt that there was gold in a piece of ground coming out over the well.”

   

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   the well, and he left the marks of his hoofs in the field, and the men ran away.

   

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   “One day below in Mick Hanrahan's field there was a hurling match and a lorgadán came out of the ditch with a hurley...”

   

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   One day below in Mick Hanrahan's field there was a hurling Match and a lorgadán came out of the ditch with a hurley, and he sided up with one team and it was him that was hurling all the time, so the two teams said they would play the lorgadán and as fast as he would hurl the ball he would have it hurled again before it would reach the ground so it was him that won. Then they all gathered around him to catch him but when they were near him he leaped over their heads and went

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
         1. leprechauns (~1,007)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick Kennelly

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Kilbaha Middle, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   Patrick Mc Mahon

   Gender

   Male