School: Kilcullen (B.)

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1. Giants and Heroes and Leprechauns

   

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   On Knockaulin there s a stone which Fionn McCumhail threw from the Hill of Allen His finger marks are on the stone. The stone is at the bottom of the hill above Dempsey's house. Fionn Mac Cumhail lived on Knockaulin occasionly with the Leinster Fianna The Leprehaun is the Irish fairy shoemaker. He is about nine inches high, and is usually seen sitting under a dockleaf tapping away at the shoes He wears a green suit with a red cap. He is also the fairy treasurer and you can make him give you a crock of gold if you catch

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Peadar O Díosca

   Other names

   Peadar O Díosca

   Peter Dix

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Halverstown, Co. Kildare

   Informant

   Mrs Dempsey

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Oldkilcullen, Co. Kildare