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1. Stories of the Leipreachán

   

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   Once upon a time there lived a man named Michael McKenna in the townland of Bawn. He was on his way one day to the bog and as he was passing by a fort his attention was drawn to a tiny dwarf not eighteen inches high seated beneath a bush. He wore a tiny red cap, and also a red coat and a long whisker and he was busily employed repairing a pair of shoes. The man drew near him and grasped him by the shoulder. Then he asked him for the pot of gold. The

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
         1. leprechauns (~1,007)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Seán Mac Oscair

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Derrynacrit, Co. Longford

   Informant

   Frank Reilly

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Derrynacrit, Co. Longford