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Leprechauns
Derived from the Irish word "luchorpan" meaning "little man," Leprechauns are Irish fairies who are about two feet tall and look like little old men. They are solitary and happy creatures who live in remote places. Legend says they have pots of gold and if you catch one, they might tell you where it is in order to escape.
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Sometimes. They don't like to be bothered, so they probably will be if you bother them, but as long as they are left alone they are, well, leprechauns.
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The Magical Legend of the leprechauns?
the magical legend of the leprechauns is a movie made in 1999 it was about...
An American businessman, Jack Woods (Randy Quaid), ostensibly wants to spend a calm holiday in the sleepy Irish town Carrick and rents a little cottage there. He is overworked and wants to use his holidays to relax. During a hiking-tour he sees the beautiful Irish Kathleen Fitzpatrick (Orla Brady) swimming naked. Kathleen catches him and chases him off, but Jack is smitten with her beauty. In the evening Jack tries to drown his sorrows in whiskey, when he has an encounter with an invisible leprechaun. They struggle for the bottle of whiskey and Jack falls, knocking himself unconscious. The next morning he sees the little man again and chases him. The leprechaun falls into a nearby river. Jack rescues him, saving his life (because water is the only thing that can kill the immortal leprechauns). Seamus Muldoon (Colm Meaney), the saved leprechaun, becomes Jack's new friend. He introduces Jack to his wife Mary (Zoë Wanamaker) and his son, Mickey (Daniel Betts), and shows him the mystical world of the leprechauns.
The "solitary fairies" (which includes leprechauns) are a happy people, who love to play tricks on others-most of all on the snobbish "trooping" fairies. The leprechauns and the trooping fairies have been enemies for ages, but the Grand Banshee (Whoopi Goldberg) has decreed that they must stop fighting each other. Jack gets used to the little people he shares the house with, because they help him to get to know Kathleen.
While out taking photographs of the houses in this sleepy town, Jack comes upon Kathleen hanging out her laundry and playing with her dog. He accidentally takes a picture of her and she sicks her four brothers on him. He runs away, finally taking refuge in a church. Later, Jack offers to drive Kathleen's cart for her in a beach race because she's not allowed to on account of her gender. Jack wins and convinces Kathleen to take him on a tour of the local environs. While on their walk together, they share a kiss.
Meanwhile Micky, along with his friends Sean Devine (Tony Curran) and the brothers Jericho (Kevin McKidd) and Barney O'Grady (Kieran Culkin) sneak into a masked party in the flying castle of the trooping fairies. There Mickey sees the pretty fairy-princess, Jessica (Caroline Carver), the daughter of the fairy-king Boric (Roger Daltrey) and queen Morag (Harriet Walter). Jessica eventually finds out that Mickey is a leprechaun, but they have already fallen in love. Jessica's cousin, Count Grogan(Jonathan Firth), discovers their presence, and the leprechauns flee.
Later Count Grogan seeks out Micky and attempts to fight with him, but Micky declines. Sean steps in and battles Count Grogan, eventually losing. The Grand Banshee appears and takes Sean's life as punishment for breaking her decree. Micky attacks Count Grogan, killing him, too. After Jessica's parents learn that Micky has killed Count Grogan, they send her with her governess, Lady Margaret (Phyllida Law), to a hidden underwater-castle. Mickey eventually finds her, rescues her, and flies with her to his uncle Sir Jantee (Stephen Moore), the butter-fairy. When bribed with butter, Jantee betrays them. Jessica's parents think Mickey kidnapped her and they start a war with the leprechauns. The Grand Banshee continues to take their lives.
Jack and Kathleen have a problem too, because she finds out that he is in Ireland to buy up homes in Carrick for his company to build a holiday-park. Jack does not want to do that anymore (and loses his job because of it), but Kathleen does not believe a word he says.
In the human-world nature starts to collapse: in the summer it starts snowing and there is torrential rain. This happens because the fairies aren't taking care of nature anymore because of the war. If things don't change, Kathleen claims that they'll be done for. Jack and Kathleen decide to help Jessica and Mickey to seek out the Grand Banshee and ask her to help them end the war. The Grand Banshee reveals to them that Nature is dying because of the war and if it doesn't stop, soon, everything will be destroyed. She also says she cannot stop the leprechauns and trooping fairies from doing what they really wanted to do.
As the war escalates, Mickey and Jessica decide to do something radical: they obtain a poison from the butter-fairies and threaten to take it if their parents won't stop the war. Their parents do not take them seriously and so they take the poison. Their bodies are brought before their parents who immediately become distraught. Jack convinces the warring parties to make peace. Both Muldoon and Boric agree. Kathleen immediately rushes to give an antidote to the lovers but an attack-tunnel dug by general Bulstrode (Frank Finlay) collapses. Kathleen brakes her carriage to avoid the pit. The vial with the antidote flies form her hands and breaks. Jack runs to help and falls into the pit, knocking himself out. Kathleen panics until she learns that he's okay. The Grand Banshee says she can still save them, but only if everyone agrees to peace. Eventually they all do. The Grand Banshee then brings back not only Jessica and Mickey, but all of the lost leprechauns and fairies (with the exception of Count Grogan). In the end Mickey and Jessica marry, Jack and Kathleen are reconciled, and the long-lasting war is finally over.
How did leprechauns come into the picture?
Just like today, back when civilization first started in Ireland there were midgets. However, back then midgets weren't accepted, so the parents of the midgets would just drop them off in the forest at the age of 5 or 6. Considering their size, it was hard for them to survive. To survive, they would mug lost travellers and take their clothes, food, and money. When they could not find lost travellers, they would feast on wild plants and grubs. This diet caused them to grow orange hair. Eventually a midget society was formed. In this society women made clothes and gathered wild plants and grubs, while the men would mug lost travellers. And since the midgets spend all day in moss covered forests their clothes turn green. The only mystery left about leprechauns is the pot of gold that creates the rainbow. This mystery can be easily explained. What the leprechauns did was put a little pile of gold in a pot then fill it up with water, and put it in a spot of sunlight. The sun would then shine off the water creating the rainbow. The sun also shines off the gold creating the illusion of a full pot of gold. Using this technique, leprechauns would trick more travellers into being mugged.
What is the name of Leprechaun land?
You are probably thinnking about Ireland, where leprachauns are said to live.
The real Gaelic word EIRE for Ireland.
How long do leprechauns live for?
in an irishman's heart a leprechaun lives forever. in stories and movies they all seem to be about 200 years old so maybethey do live forever gaurding that pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.
kind of leprechauns aren't afraid of people they just don't like them.
What was the name of the theme song from the movie 'the magical legend of the leprechauns?
"We'll fly away" by Emma Townshend
Ha! not quite... they would never kill anyone as the movie "Leprechaun" shows. No, Leprechauns are just shoe-makers but also very mischievous so, i guess in a way they are sort of mean but they'd never harm you.
No, they are short, it is interesting to note, except for the fact there were no Irish angles or Green uniform garb, pointed ears, etc, the Seven Dwarfs came very close to the leprechaun line and were employed as miners of some sort- a logical cover-job for the pot of gold angle, right, now sharpen your pick for pay dirt!
Of course leprecauns are real they are known to live at the end of the rainbow and are very short, but will only share his gold with you if you make him laugh.
What does a leprechaun figure symbolize in your dreams?
It means you watched the movie leprechaun one to many times
What instrument do leprechauns play?
Um, im pretty sure that they play the sazaphone.
A leprechaun is an elf in Irish folklore. This mythical image is often featured playing what amounts to a small accordion - or squeezebox. Other images show this elf playing a lyre.
An imaginary creature, leprechauns are thought to be very tiny. Generally between knee and ankle height.
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REALLY! It depends on who is in need to OF a leprechaun. I had a step uncle who lived here in the US, who was the absolute pictorial of what I expected a leprechaun was. About 5 ft. and wonderfully rotund. He married my aunt and they lived half time in Ireland (his home) and half time in Calif.
My Uncle Ben will always be my visual of this magical, mystical creature.
As I said, it depends on who is in need of the leprechaun. A child's version would most apt to be about belly button height (of the child).
What happens if you catch a leprechaun?
He's supposed to lead you to his pot of gold and he's not allowed to lie.
It may also cause a terror attack in Imaginationland if are too slow to bring the warning for him. also he might kill you or take it back because he worked really hard for that gold
The name leprechaun may have derived from the Irish leath bhrogan (shoemaker), although its origins may lie in luacharma'n (Irish for pygmy). These apparently aged, diminutive men are frequently to be found in an intoxicated state, caused by home-brew poteen. However they never become so drunk that the hand which holds the hammer becomes unsteady and their shoemaker's work affected. Leprechauns have also become self-appointed guardians of ancient treasure (left by the Danes when they marauded through Ireland), burying it in crocks or pots. This may be one reason why leprechauns tend to avoid contact with humans whom they regard as foolish, flighty (and greedy?) creatures. If caught by a mortal, he will promise great wealth if allowed to go free. He carries two leather pouches. In one there is a silver shilling, a magical coin that returns to the purse each time it is paid out. In the other he carries a gold coin which he uses to try and bribe his way out of difficult situations. This coin usually turns to leaves or ashes once the leprechaun has parted with it.However, you must never take your eye off him, for he can vanish in an instant.
