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1. Stories of the Leipreachán (continued)

   “One summer's morning there was a woman going to milk her cows.”

   

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   leipreachán jumped out of the woman's arms and she never saw him again. When the woman went to where she was milking it was two years later.

   

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2. Stories of the Leipreachán

   “Many stories are told by the old people about fairies...”

   

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   Many stories are told by the old people about fairies that were out long ago. Among these fairies were little men known as leipreacháns who used to live under bushes. They were supposed to have pots of gold hidden in the earth. There was a man one time and he caught one of those

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   Topics

   1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha (~14,864)
         1. leipreacháin (~1,007)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Séamus Ó h-Anfaidh

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Traoil, Co. an Longfoirt

   Informant

   P. Hanify

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Traoil, Co. an Longfoirt