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1. The Bean Sí (continued)

   

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   was being held and stood among the men at the door for several minutes. I have spoken to a woman who stood beside her but she says she never touched he to know if she was tangible or not.

   

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2. The Geancánach

   

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   A very small pipe is called a geanncanach but the term also means a fairy. James McCabe saw a geanncanach at six o'clock on a summers evening. It ran across a field at great speed and disappeared into Mrs Sode's field at Pottle Soden. It had a red cap with tassel, a red jacket, green breeches and stockings and leather shoes. It was 2' 6" high.

   

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3. Geancánach's Pipes

   

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   These were tiny clay pipes which were often found in the clay long ago. I have never seen one. Perhaps they are the same as the Danes' Pipes which Roddy the Rover spoke of sometime in 1938 in the Irish Press. A completely illiterate

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Informant

   James Mc Cabe

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   76

   Address

   Cross Keys, Co. Cavan