School: Gráinleathan (C.) (roll number 15664)
- Location:
- Garranlahan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Cáit Ní Uaithne
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- The Leipreachan is a very small man, he dresses in red, and wears big shoes, with the tops of them turned up. He is very often called the "Fairy shoemaker." He sits under a mushroom making shoes. In Ireland, long ago, and they had tiny men working for them, these rich people were always thinking, that someone would steal their gold.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eilleen Griffin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Griffin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Tullaghan, Co. Roscommon