School: Athboy (C.)
- Location:
- Athboy, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Bríghid, Bean Uí Mhacháin
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- A Leipreachan is supposed to live under a little hill in Mr. Ryrne's field. There is a loan bush in the corner of the field and it is said that if you go out after eleven o'clock you would see him under the bush.
He is about one and a half feet high. He wears a little green jacket and a red cap. He nearly always is mending boots and the noise you would hear is click, click.
In Clifton a Leipreachan is supposed to live under a bush. It is called the Leipreachan(continues on next page)- Collector
- Nancy Maye
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Martinstown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Mr P. Maye
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Martinstown, Co. Meath