School: Cromadh (C.) (roll number 9307)
- Location:
- Croom, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Bríd, Bean Mhic Eoin
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“In another Kerry village there occurred, many years ago a very tragic event.”
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“The Lurgadaun, as he is called locally, follows in this place all the conventional lurgadaun stories.”
The Lurgadaun, as he is called locally, follows in this place all the conventional lurgadaun stories. He dresses in green jacket, red trousers and shoes with curling toes and wears a tall hat.As in other places he mends fairies shoes, and has sometimes been found by the "tap,tap" of his hammer. In the local stories,too the human's power over him lies is keeping your eyes on him and in most of the stories of him he does his best to make his captor look away from him. One second is enough - he's off and never again(continues on next page)