School: Lough Arrow
- Location:
- Lough Arrow, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Cathal Ó Dubhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0182, Page 166
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- (continued from previous page)the curlews and he was the chief of the English army and he was killed by Red Hugh O'Donnell.The place where he fell is still marked "pillars stone" and he was buried in Trinity island in Lough Key.
- The Leipreachan is a very tiny person and he wears a green cap and a red coat. His chief occupation is making and mending shoes for the fairies.
He sits on a toadstool and he can be heard tapping after dark making shoes for the fairies.
The Lepreachan is looked upon as a very friendly person and every lepreachán is supposed to know where a crock of gold is hidden.
Whenever a lucky person catches a Leipreachán he should not let him go until he tells you where a crock f gold is hid.
Once upon a time there lived a poor woman and her son in a small hut. They were very poor and her son was(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mary Harte
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrigeenblike, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Harte
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Carrigeenblike, Co. Sligo
