School: Fahan (roll number 14479)
- Location:
- Fahan, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Cáitlín L. Nig Uidhir
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- The Leipreachan wears a red coat and a red cap. He is about two feet high. A man called Bob Gamble used to herd cows on the hill and many a time he said he was them playing and dancing. Sometimes they left their caps behind them. They were supposed to play cards on a certain rock. They lived in a cave on the Mouldy hill. They were supposed to have gold dishes and everything in the cave was made of silver and gold.
There is a rock on Stewart's(continues on next page)- Collector
- Jean Gillighan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Roosky, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mr G. Gillighan
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Roosky, Co. Donegal