School: Murher (B.) (roll number 13540)
- Location:
- Maigh Oirthir, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0404, Page 428
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- (continued from previous page)to say that his father, and his father before him were after the same leprechaun, but he proved too cunning for them. Mickey used to tell that when his father was dying his last request was, " Mickey my boy never forget the leprechaun and the crock of gold. Me and my father we failed to catch him, tis up to you Mickey, to catch him and you will be a rich man all your life". At last his chance came, one fine evening in the month of May, Mickey walked along the glen for fresh air. It was not long until Mickey heard the tic tac under a dockleaf. Mickey pulled the dockleaf from the ground and caught the leprechaun " your life or your", said Mickey " take hold of me", said the leprechaun, " and I will give you a crock of gold". " Right", said Mickey, "Give me the crock of gold, and you will(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pat Stack
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Pat Scanlan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Maigh Mheáin, Co. Chiarraí
