Who are the Leprechauns? / myLot

Boise, Idaho

March 11, 2026 1:48pm CST

The word Leprechaun comes from the Irish word leipreachan and means "small-bodied fellow". Portrayed as shoemakers they get paid in gold and hide it at the end of the rainbow. It is said that they give you three wishes if you catch one. They are descendants of the Tuatha De Danann, an ancient tribe of mystical gods associated with sacred places and mythology. They are solitary male figures with no female counterparts. Standing only between 3 to 8 inches in height with a long beard and wrinkled appearance

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (68234)

• Centralia, Washington

11 Mar

Hoss Cartwright thought he had the answer to your question.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (186641)

• Boise, Idaho

11 Mar

I remember that.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (68234)

• Centralia, Washington

11 Mar

@celticeagle Hoss also had fun with the Easter bunny and Santa.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (186641)

• Boise, Idaho

10h

@sallypup .......I wonder why it was always him.

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Jimbo45

@Ineeddentures (21791)

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12 Mar

Have you ever seen the Leprechaun Movies They are great Scary and funny

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (186641)

• Boise, Idaho

10h

I have seen some. Not sure they are the ones you are talking about.

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Jimbo45

@Ineeddentures (21791)

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10h

@celticeagle Where the leprechaun kills the people who try and steal his gold. And the leprechaun on one film removed a guy's gold teeths with a pair of pliers