School: Beacán (C.)
- Location:
- Bekan, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Dhonnchú
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- Leipreachans are very seldom seen in this district. He is a small man dressed in a green coat and a red hat, and he generally lives in a fairy fort.
The Leipreachans occupation is shoemaking, he sits under a fairy bush, and it is believed that if one was caught he would give you a pot of gold. But if ever one is caught, it is that you should not take your eyes off him, or if so he would vanish out of sight(continues on next page)- Collector
- Nell Morley
- Gender
- Female