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1. The Leipreachán or Mermaid (continued)

   

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   to be drowned the Mermaid always appears beforehand. If anybody should se her it is a sign of a drowning, or a person being taken away. They never take away an ugly person, always a good-looking person.
   When a person is going to be drowned the sky all darkens so that you can scarcely see anything. Then everybody knows there is a drowning. This was proved to be true in olden days.

   

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   203 to be drowned the Mermaid always appears beforehand. If anybody should see her it is a sign of a drowning, or a person being taken away. They never take away an ugly person, always a good-looking person. When a person is going to be drowned the sky all darkens so that you can scarcely see anything. Then everybody knows there is a drowning. This was proved to be true in olden days. Madge Conlon Knockadalteen There was a Leipreachán living in my district years and years ago. He was very small and dressed in blue. He lived in a garden covered with elder bushes. Here, he cobbled

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Teresa Kilcoyne

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ardnaglass, Co. Sligo