School: Naomh Nioclás, An Cladach (Buachaillí) (roll number 4501)

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1. Giants and Hags

   

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   A giant was once supposed to live near Loughatalia. He was able to throw large rocks about half-a-mile away. One time another giant wanted to fight him and he was called Fiachail. They met and they had a great fight. The first giant put the second one Fiachail on flight, and he was supposed to jump from Loughatalia to Renmore. That was known afterwards as the Giant's Leap. Also this lake is so called because the sea-water comes into the sea-lake Loughatalia sometimes and that is the reason why it is given that name.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
         1. folk belief (~2,535)
            1. treasure legends (~7,411)
   2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
         1. hags (~139)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick Doyle

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Mrs Doyle

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   39

   Address

   New Docks, Co. Galway

2. Leprechaun's Gold

   

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   The "Leprechaun" is sometimes known as "Green Cap" in this place. He is a small wizened creature as people say. His height is about thirty inches or less.
   The clothes he wears are a green cap and a red jacket also a leather belt. He is supposed to live in a field near an old building or fairy-fort. He does work such as cobbling and he is sometimes

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