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302 a Lepreachan sitting beside a tree making shoes. He crept up quietly until he got behind the tree, then he got hold of the Lepreachan by the back of the neck. When he heard a noise behind them and he looked round and the Lepreachan escaped. Bernard Smith Maghera, Virginia John Smith Maghera, Virginia If a mermaid sees any human being while she is sitting on a rock combing her hair she dives in without leaving a ripple on the water. A mermaid is said to be one of the seven wonders of the sea. Ted Howe, Virginia Tommy Howe, Virginia
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Leprechauns and Mermaids

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If a mermaid sees any human being while she is sitting on a rock combing her hair she dives in without leaving a ripple on the water. A mermaid is said to be one of the seven wonders of the sea.

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