origin of the leprechaun?

Answer 1

Ireland, me boy! They were the celtic equivalent of gremlins... in terms of if something went missing, or if someone was mischeivious... they'd blame it on the "little people." Pre-christian....

Answer 2

The name leprechaun may have derived from the Irish leath brogan or shoemaker, although its origins may lie in luacharma'n Irish for pygmy. Though there has been some debate as to the origin being of a different order. This being that the Leprechaun being more akin to the term of Dragoon, or the beginning of the Black Market with the Black Knights and so. This, however, is hard to prove at times and would involve some research into the Welsh language and origins of the Dragoons.

Answer 3

In Irish mythology, a leprechaun (Modern Irish: leipreachán) is a type of male faerie 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 peoples 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 ancient (Celtic or pre-Celtic) earthworks or drumlins.

They usually take the form of old men who enjoy partaking in mischief. Their trade is that of a cobbler or shoemaker. They are said to be very rich, having many treasure crocks buried during war-time.[1] According to legend, if anyone keeps an eye fixed upon one, he cannot escape, but the moment the eye is withdrawn he vanishes.

Answer 4

Well there was this four leaf clover and over millions and millions of years it randomly mutated into this lucky charms dude.

Answer 5

Duh. Ireland. ;oD