“There’s a sore chastisement waiting on you for deceiving me,” answers the other.
But when he stood on his feet and looked round wasn’t the leprachaun gone.
“I’m the fool of the whole wide world,” says the lad, and he travelled away to the fair.
GLOSSARY
A power of, a large number.
Bohlan, rag-weed.
Loy, a sort of spade peculiar to the west and north-west of Ireland.
Lone bush, a hawthorn growing at a distance from all other trees. The lone bushes are dedicated to the fairies, and must not be cut down.
Cailee, a visit.