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School: Kilbeggan (Mercy Convent) (roll number 14491)

Location:
Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Sr Philomena
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0733, Page 102

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    Locally the elusive fairy manikin is known by four different titles : - Lepricheachan, Cluricahán, Cobrichán and Fearnaore. Old people say he is about two foot in height. He is supposed to wear green swallow tailed frieze coat, white kneebritches whilst sporting a yellow caubeen on his head, and on his feet and legs he wears white lambswool stockings and yellow buck skin buckled shoes. Natural to expect every little Irish Leipreacháns an should favour the national colours. His usual occupation is shoemaking and cobbling old brouges. Besides plying his trade
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. leprechauns (~1,007)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Imelda Dunican
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs Caffrey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath