The earliest leprechaun story is medieval (Adventure of Fergus son of Léti): Fergus mac Léti King of Ulster falls asleep on beach & is dragged into the sea by 3 lúchorpáin! He captures his abductors, who grant him 3 wishes in exchange for release! #Ireland #FolkloreThursday https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☘️" title="Kleeblatt" aria-label="Emoji: Kleeblatt">

Leprechaun thought to be a corruption of Middle Irish luchrupán, from the Old Irish luchorpán, a compound of the roots lú (small) and corp (body). The root corp borrowed from Latin corpus attests to early influence of Ecclesiastical Latin on Irish language! #FolkloreThursday https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☘️" title="Kleeblatt" aria-label="Emoji: Kleeblatt">

D R McAnally: the leprechaun is the son of an "evil spirit" & a "degenerate fairy" & is "not wholly good nor wholly evil"! They may be derived from Tuatha Dé Danann but rarely appear in Irish mythology. Only became prominent in later folklore! #Ireland #FolkloreThursday https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☘️" title="Kleeblatt" aria-label="Emoji: Kleeblatt">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌈" title="Regenbogen" aria-label="Emoji: Regenbogen">

The famous @NobelPrize poet W B Yeats (1865-1939) wrote that the solitary fairies, like the leprechaun, wear red jackets, whereas the "trooping fairies" wear green! I& #39;m not sure much heed is taken to that these days! Nearly always in green now! #Ireland #FolkloreThursday https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☘️" title="Kleeblatt" aria-label="Emoji: Kleeblatt">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌈" title="Regenbogen" aria-label="Emoji: Regenbogen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧚‍♀️" title="Fee" aria-label="Emoji: Fee">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧚‍♂️" title="Zauberer" aria-label="Emoji: Zauberer">

Q. Why do you never ask a leprechaun for money?
A. Because they& #39;re a little short all the time!
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