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1. Arán (continued)

   

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   griddle and on a frying pan nowadays. The stand under the griddle is called the pot iron. The maide aráin is used for rolling bread.

   

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2. Leipreacháin

   

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   The Leipreachán has got no name but Leipreachán in this district. Some people say he is only four inches high more say he is nine inches high. People say he wears a red cap and a red cap. It is said that he lives in a tree but it is not certain whether he lives under the leaves of a tree or in a hole in a tree. It is said that a woman had a leipreachán in a little box. He kept shouting "imtheóchaidh mé imthcóchaidh mé" until he had her annoyed. Then she let him go

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
         1. leprechauns (~1,007)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Margaret Heneghan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Blindwell, Co. Galway

   Informant

   Patrick Heneghan

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   62

   Address

   Blindwell, Co. Galway