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    Leprechaun: One Of The Most Famous And Powerful Creatures Of The Irish Faerie Folk

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    Leprechauns are mainly found in Irish folklore. A Leprechaun means in Irish: leipreachán. It is one of the most famous creatures of the Irish faerie folk.

    Its name is derived from the Gaelic luacharma’n, (“pygmy”) or leith brogan (“maker of one shoe”).

    Many myths and legends of Leprechaun (also known as wee folk), are centuries old.

    These stories have been passed down from one generation to another and children in Ireland are taught the folklore stories of mysterious Leprechaun creature, from a very early age.

    The leprechaun’s appearance varied much depending on where in Ireland he was found.

    Usually, he takes the form of an old man, about 2-3 foot tall, clad in a green or red coat, buckled shoes and hats, who enjoys participating in mischief.

    This magical figure plays several roles in Irish folklore. He is a most untrustworthy trickster that deceives whenever possible.

    But sometimes, the Leprechaun is only a playful, intelligent creature, generally harmless, even if credited with the odd, small tricks on farmers and location villagers.



    When a ladder falls over, a toe is stubbed or another ‘unlucky’ event occurs, it is certainly the fault of the Leprechaun.

    The magical power given to him by the Irish fairies, the Leprechaun uses if ever captured by a human or an animal or, to protect his pot of gold, hidden deep in the Irish countryside.

    The Leprechaun are known to successfully evade capture from humans. If ever captured by a human, the Leprechaun has the magical power to grant three wishes in exchange for their release.

    In the Irish folklore, Leprechauns are known to be the only Faerie that has a ‘business’, which is shoemaking. Therefore, they are are often called fairy cobblers, for they make shoes for elves but unfortunately, only one shoe, never a pair.

    It is not easy to find the Leprechauns; they live underground in a large network of caves. It’s the only safe place, too small for humans, and hidden from any dangers found above the ground. The entrance of caves can be found masked as rabbit holes are can be found in a shallow trunk of a fairy tree.

    The faerie trees are protected by magic and if any human damages one a life time of bad luck will occur.

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    One shoe? What fools, us humans, we buy and sale the pair. No wonder a leprechaun is wealthy with pot of gold. No mention of rainbow, this came after or American invention? When I saw the American film, his kryptonite was the shamrock. This was also not mentioned here. I assume American invention.

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    Proof that the Irish once lived in Jerusalem and were bodyguards to the pharaoh.
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    FOLLOW THE RAINBOW TO THE POT O' GOLD


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    Quote Originally Posted by Óttar View Post
    I'm trying my hand at learning Irish Gaelic again. No other language hasn't updated it's orthography in 1,000 years.
    WHY WOULD THEY SINCE THEY WERE CUCKED BY THE ANGLOS AND SPEAK ENGLISH NAO

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    They should all relearn irish and then kill anyone who sets foot on the island, leave the cucked west behind for good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dick View Post
    WHY WOULD THEY SINCE THEY WERE CUCKED BY THE ANGLOS AND SPEAK ENGLISH NAO
    The decline of Irish cannot be blamed solely on the English. Irish speakers were encouraged by their own Irish community to learn English to succeed in business and to get to America. Nowadays many Irish won't learn Gaeilge because the teachers use the same methods the English used against Gaelic speakers in schools i.e. corporal punishment. The way Irish is taught now is overly based on old-fashioned literature and prescriptive grammar. Some people are fighting to change this. I support the proliferation of the standard language (An Caighdean Oifigiuil), and applaud the efforts of TG4, the state sponsored Irish language TV station which is helping to spread knowledge of the language to urban areas.

    The rural Irish speaking communities will only speak their own regional dialect in order to keep outsiders out. One Irish professor said the Irish spoken in urban areas has some characteristics of pidgins and creoles and that urban Irish's grammar is simplifying irregularly. Quite frankly, if the rural forms die out, and a stronger, larger, urban Irish speaking community carries the tongue into the future, I won't shed a tear. Adapt or die.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Óttar View Post
    The decline of Irish cannot be blamed solely on the English. Irish speakers were encouraged by their own Irish community to learn English to succeed in business and to get to America. Nowadays many Irish won't learn Gaeilge because the teachers use the same methods the English used against Gaelic speakers in schools i.e. corporal punishment. The way Irish is taught now is overly based on old-fashioned literature and prescriptive grammar. Some people are fighting to change this. I support the proliferation of the standard language (An Caighdean Oifigiuil), and applaud the efforts of TG4, the state sponsored Irish language TV station which is helping to spread knowledge of the language to urban areas.

    The rural Irish speaking communities will only speak their own regional dialect in order to keep outsiders out. One Irish professor said the Irish spoken in urban areas has some characteristics of pidgins and creoles and that urban Irish's grammar is simplifying irregularly. Quite frankly, if the rural forms die out, and a stronger, larger, urban Irish speaking community carries the tongue into the future, I won't shed a tear. Adapt or die.
    YOU MADE THAT ALL UP.


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