School: Caisleán an Doire (Derry Castle), Cill Dá Lúa (roll number 5424)
- Location:
- Killary, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Piaras Mac Lúcáis
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- There was a man one time
named Tom Mack and he
was coming home from a fair.
He saw a leipreacain and he
followed him. The leipreacain
was getting out over a wall
and Tom Mack caught him.
"Give me out that purse of
gold" said Tom "I have no
gold but if you come to
my house I will give it to
you," Tom Mack jumped up
on the leipreacaun's back and he
took him on his back to
brag hill. There was a big rock
on the top of brag hill and
the leipreacaun tipped it with
his boot and and a door opened.
The leipreacaun took Tom into
a big room and it was full
of gold. "I suppose you will give(continues on next page)- Collector
- Bridget Quinn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derrycastle, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr Matthew Hayes
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ryninch Lower, Co. Tipperary