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Tom and the Leprechaun

Sound recording, story; Tom and the Leprechaun, a folk tale and tale of fairies from Ireland, told by Ben Haggarty, in a studio and home recording for a commercial tape Tales of the Little People, made by Ben Haggarty, in London March 1986, for retail purposes.

A story told by Ben Haggarty. One day Tom sees a Leprechaun and asks him to show him where his gold is hidden. The Leprechaun takes him to a mole-hill under which his gold is buried. Tom marks the mole-hill with his scalf and makes the Leprechaun promise that he won't touch it. Tom goes to fetch a spade and when he returns, finds that the Leprechaun has marked every mole-hill in the field with identical scarves.

audience:- child
    recording quality
condition:- good
completeness:- complete
duration:- 0 hours, 4 minutes, 50 seconds

storytelling:- storyteller: Ben Haggarty
male / British / born 30.11.1958

origin:- Ireland


use:- storyteller: Ben Haggarty

retail: Tales of the Little People


storytelling:- London, England
May 1986
studio recording: Tales of the Little People
home recording: Tales of the Little People


gift from:- storyteller: Ben Haggarty


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