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School: Cill an Daingin, Nenagh (roll number 6658)

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Killadangan, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó hOgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0534, Page 214

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  1. The Leipreachán (continued)

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    walking down the lane known as the "Blind Lane". As he was half way down the lane he saw a leipreachán hammering a shoe. He crept up to where he was and caught him and took the gold from him. The man hid the gold but he was to tell no one. He told a man named Ryan, and he told Ryan not to take the gold. Ryan promised not to take the gold. After a year he went to where the gold was hidden but it was gone.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. leprechauns (~1,007)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sally Darcy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rockview, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Darcy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Rockview, Co. Tipperary