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The Leipreachan is a fairy. The people around here call him "The Luharagán".

Story collected by Peggy Sheehy, a student at Baile an Chlochair, Lic Snámha school (Ballincloher, Co. Kerry) from informant Michael Sheehy.

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The Leipreachan is a small man who lives in the woods old forts and sleeps under a tree.

Story collected by Brendan Bowler, a student at Baile an Chlochair, Lic Snámha school (Ballincloher, Co. Kerry) from informant Thomas Bowler.

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The Leipreachan is generally called the Loharagan in this district.

Story collected by Patrick Dowling, a student at Baile an Chlochair, Lic Snámha school (Ballincloher, Co. Kerry) from informant William Dowling.

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The Leipreachan is a small man about two feet and a half.

Story collected by Jerry Moloney, a student at Baile an Chlochair, Lic Snámha school (Ballincloher, Co. Kerry) from informant Maurice Shanahan.

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The Leipreachan or Logharaghan is about three feet in height.

Story collected by Bridie Walshe, a student at Baile an Chlochair, Lic Snámha school (Ballincloher, Co. Kerry) from informant Norah Walshe.

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The Leipreachan is a small fairy man supposed to live in the woods or raths away from houses inhabeted by people.

Story collected by Nellie O' Brien, a student at Baile an Chlochair, Lic Snámha school (Ballincloher, Co. Kerry) from informant an unidentified informant.

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There was a man cutting turf in Ballinagar bog and he saw a little Leipreachan up on a sod of turf out in the wild bog.

Story collected by Mary Gorman, a student at Baile an Chlochair, Lic Snámha school (Ballincloher, Co. Kerry) from informant John Dineen.

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Baile an Chlochair, Lic Snámha

A collection of folklore and local history stories from Baile an Chlochair, Lic Snámha (school) (Ballincloher, Co. Kerry), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Pártholán Ó Gealbháin.

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