School: Béal Átha na Sluagh (Buachaillí)

Location:
Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Liam P. Mac an Bháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0070

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    home. When he got home he put the leprechaun on a box and he made him tell him where his money was. The man got a red iron and put it between his toes and he would not tell him. The man told him if he would tell him where the money was he would let him go. The man went over for the iron again and when he came back the leprechaun was gone. The man went to bed that night and the leprechaun killed him.
    Told by My Father Age 47
    (written) by Patsy Crosby
    Main Street
    Ballinasloe
    11:11:37
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patsy Crosby
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinasloe, Co. Galway