School: Baile an Chlochair, Lic Snámha (roll number 12410)
- Location:
- Ballincloher, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Pártholán Ó Gealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0411, Page 392
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“The Leipreachan or Logharaghan is about three feet in height.”
(continued from previous page)in red and their purses of gold hung to their sides.
They had big, long, pointed shoes on them with the tops turned up. The woman frightened, clapped her hands, and the four ran as fast as they could down the hill.
There is also another story told about a man named Michael Moriarty who was a herder with a Scotchman in the village of Abbeydorney. He used to get up in the morning about two o'clock to put the cows into the grass. He came to a gate, and when he opened it, he saw six Leipreachans in the field before him. When they saw him they ran away. They(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Walshe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derryvrin, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Norah Walshe
- Gender
- Female