School: Macha na gClaidhe (roll number 16086)
- Location:
- Maughanaclea, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Cathal Ó Macháin
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The common name for leiprecán in this place is lúrachán. Supposedeto be small, 1 foot in height. "you could carry him in your hands" HE wears apeaked cap reaching to his nose and pointed shoes. Live in Glens very lonely men. (It is also said that they never lived in Maughanaclea as there was not 'cover enough' for them there".)
Usually engaged at Tailoring or Shoemaking.
They always carry a pot of Gold. "Ah if you caught one you'd always have a shilling in your hand" - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Informant
- Mrs Lucey
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 90
- Address
- Breeny Beg, Co. Cork