School: Réidhleán (Measctha), Áth an Chóiste

On this page

1. The Leipreachain (continued)

   

   Share Share Post

   (continued from previous page)

   luck and prosperity. But if you will injure him, he will harm you until your repair the injury done him.

   There is a story of a man how who found a little shoe belonging to a Leipreachain and took it home with him. That night everything in his house was upset and thrown about the floor. His milk and cream were spilled and his pans broken.

   This was repeated every night and he did not know the cause. At last he thought of the Leipreachain shoe and put it on the doorstep. That night everything in his house was put in its proper place, his pans were repaired and everyone of them was overflowing with milk and cream.

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

2. The Leipreachain

   

   Share Share Post

   

   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.

   Some people are afraid to go out at night on account of the fairies but others are not afraid of them. The Leipreachain is only as tall as a mushroom. It wears a red jacket with a white

   (continues on next page)

   Save Cancel

   Transcription guide »

   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.

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Cal. D. Healy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Clonmoyle East, Co. Cork