In Irish mythology, a leprechaun (Modern Irish: leipreachán) is a type of male elf said to inhabit the island of Ireland. They are a class of "faerie folk" associated in Irish mythology and folklore, as with all faeries, with the Tuatha Dé Danann and other quasi-historical races said to have inhabited Ireland before the arrival of the Celts. Leprechauns and other creatures of Irish mythology are often associated with "faerie forts" or "faerie rings" — often the sites of ancie ...

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Leprechauns rarely appear in what would be classed as a folk tale, in almost all cases the interest of these stories centres round a human hero. Stories about leprechauns are generally very brief and generally have local names and scenery attached to them. The tales are usually told conversationally as any other occurrence might be told, whereas there is a certain solemnity about the repetition of a folk-tale proper. In most tales and stories leprechauns are depicted as genuinely harmless creatures who enjoy solitude and live in remot ...

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Movies, television cartoons and advertising have popularized a specific image of leprechauns which bears scant resemblance to anything found in the cycles of Irish mythology. Many Irish people find the popularised image of a leprechaun to be little more than a series of offensive Irish stereotypes and a trivialisation of Ireland's rich and ancient culture. The stereotypical image of a leprechaun bedecked in green is particularly strong in the United States, where it is widely used for a variety of ...

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In the television series, The Simpsons, the Wiggum family consist of Clancy (father and Springfield Police Chief), Sarah (mother), Ralph (child), Magical Leprechaun (imaginary friend), Pinecone (child), and Cloris (grandmother) Wiggum family - Family members. Wiggum family - Ralph. Ralph Wiggum, voiced by Nancy Cartwright, is the only son of Clancy and Sarah Wiggum and picks his nose till it bleeds. Says some of the series' most random one liners. ...

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There are a number of possible etymologies of the name "leprechaun". One of the most widely accepted theories is that the name comes from the Irish Gaelic word leipreachán, defined by Dinneen as "a pigmy, a sprite, a leprechaun; for luchorpán"; the latter word Dinneen defines as "a pigmy, a leprechaun; 'a kind of aqueous sprite'";[2] this word has also been identified as meaning "half-bodied", or "small-bodied". This is the etymology given in the Collins English Dictionary.^{See also:}

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The leprechaun originally had a different appearance depending on where in Ireland he was found.[11] Prior to the 20th century, it was generally agreed that the leprechaun wore red and not green. Samuel Lover, writing in the 1831 describes the leprechaun as, ... quite a beau in his dress, notwithstanding, for he wears a red square-cut coat, richly laced with gold, waistcoat and inexpressible of the same, cocked hat, shoes and buckles. ^{See also:}

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The clurichaun is an Irish fay which resembles its cousin, the leprechaun. Clurichauns are said to be always drunk, however, unlike their cousins, they are solitary and surly. Clurichauns enjoy riding sheep and dogs like horses at night, but if you treat them well they will protect your wine cellar. If mistreated, they will wreak havoc on your home and spoil your wine stock. Other related archivesIrish, fay, leprechaun

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Warwick Davis (born February 3, 1970, Epsom, Surrey, England, UK) is an actor noted for being short — he is three feet six inches (about one metre) tall. He is probably best known as the title character in Willow, Professor Flitwick in the Harry Potter movies, and a murderous leprechaun in the long-running series of horror films of the same name — see Leprechaun (movie). Warwick Davis - Biography. As his official website says, his foray into acting came about "purely by chan ...

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From the beginning, the mascot for the Lucky Charms has been a leprechaun who can change plain white marshmallows into mystical shapes. When he was introduced in 1964, this character was known as "L.C. Leprechaun", but his name was eventually changed to Lucky. In addition to appearing on the Lucky Charms cereal box, Lucky also stars in each animated Lucky Charms commercial. In these advertisements (long a staple of American children's television), Lucky is usually chased by several children who want his cereal, a fact which prompts him to ut ...

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Treasure is a concentration of riches, often that which is considered lost or forgotten until being rediscovered. Some jurisdictions legally define what constitutes treasure (such as in the English Treasure Act 1996). Searching for hidden treasure is a common theme in legend and fiction but real-life treasure hunters exist, and seek lost wealth for a living. Spanish treasure lost from the Spanish fleet consisted of gold, silver, jewels (especially emeralds) and also cocoa, vanilla and brazilwood (Zarin, 2005). Archaeologists ar ...

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A gnome is a mythical creature characterized by its small stature and subterranean lifestyle. According to Paracelsus, gnomes are the most important of the elemental spirits of the classical element earth, and they move as easily through the earth as humans walk upon it. The sun's rays turn them into stone. In other traditions, they are simply small, mischievous sprites or goblins. Some sources claim they spe ...

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Lucky can refer to: Lucky is a rabbit that miraculously survived torture with explosives. Lucky, a character from Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot Lucky, a robotic dinosaur by Disney Lucky the Leprechaun, a character seen on boxes of Lucky Charms breakfast cereal Lucky, a defunct supermarket acquired by Albertsons Lucky, the original Japanese name of Chansey, a Pokémon character Lucky, Louisiana, USA is a village with population of 355. Lucky is a pet Chihuahua that Britney Spears used to keep. Luck ...

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A cauldron or caldron (from Latin caldarium, hot bath) is a large metal-made pot (kettle) for cooking and/or boiling over an open fire, usually attached to a hanger with the shape of an arc. In legend, a cauldron is purported to be where leprechauns keep their treasure. In Wicca witchcraft a cauldron is often placed at the centre of a sacred circle, and used to contain items that will be set alight during a ritual. Traditionally, or in myth, a cauldron was also used by witches to prepare their potions, most not ...

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Darby O'Gill and the Little People is a Disney film released in 1959 set in rural Ireland at the beginning of the 19th century. Based on the books of Herminie Templeton Kavanagh, the film features leprechauns and a banshee. The film's title is a slight modification of one of Ms. Templeton Kavanagh's books, Darby O'Gill and the Good People. The film starred Jimmy O'Dea ...

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The main selling point for Lucky Charms has always been the marshmallows (or "marbits" as General Mills calls them). The first boxes of Lucky Charms cereal contained marshmallows in the shapes of pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars, and green clovers. The lineup has changed occasionally over the years, beginning with the introduction of blue diamonds in 1975. Purple horseshoes joined the roster in 1984, followed by red balloons in 1989, balloons with stars in them in 1991, rainbows in 1992, pots of gold in 1994, leprechaun h ...

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The rainbow has also been used in more contemporary settings, such as the song "Over the Rainbow" in the musical film The Wizard of Oz, and in selling Lucky Charms by alluding heavily to leprechaun mythology. One of the poems of William Wordsworth goes: My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, See also:

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Artemis Fowl II is the son of a European crimelord, Artemis Senior. At the beginning of the book, his father has disappeared, along with the family's fortune, and as a result his mother has gone into a coma-like state. Along with his friend and bodyguard Butler, Fowl discovers the existence of fairies and decodes their Book, which is similar to the Bible or other religious texts, in order to capture one. He eventually manages to capture LEPrecon (a pun on leprechaun) officer Holly Short, wh ...

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The first garden gnomes were introduced to the United Kingdom in 1847 by Sir Charles Isham, when he brought 21 terracotta figures back from a trip to Germany and placed them as ornaments in the gardens of his home, Lamport Hall in Northamptonshire. Only one of the original batch of gnomes survives: Lampy as he is known, is on display at Lamport Hall, and is insured for one million pounds. Garden gnomes have become a popular accessory in many gardens, although they are not loved by all. They are often the target of pranks ...

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Jacques Vallee proposes the existence of a non-human consciousness, which may or may not possess a physical body or bodies, that exists either on or around the earth and is able to manipulate space, time and consciousness in ways that we presently do not understand. Vallee is confident that humans can ultimately understand the larger reality of the phenomenon, provided the problem is attacked with research of sufficient vigour. In addition to Vallee, other researchers such as Salvador Freixedo, John Keel, and Aime Michel, believe the ...

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