leprechauns

Cultural

In the folklore of Ireland, little men who resemble elves. Supposedly, leprechauns can reveal — but only to someone clever enough to catch them — the location of buried treasure, typically a crock of gold hidden at the end of the rainbow.

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leprechauns

Speaking of trillion-dollar leprechauns, you will hunt through all 545 pages in vain for those big “DOGE” savings you were promised.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

It is easy-breezy, light spirited — rainbows, leprechauns, good luck, good cheer — it is childlike in its commitment to being pure fun.

From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2024

Three years later came Crock of Gold, with its album cover featuring a painting by Shane MacGowan of leprechauns that resembled the demons that seemed to haunt him throughout his life.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2023

Dinklage has used his platform to fight Hollywood depictions of dwarfs as leprechauns or elves, and he’s pushed back against society’s tendency to highlight “the cutesiness of little people.”

From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2022

Raucous singing was borne toward them on the night air as they retraced their steps along the lantern-lit path, and leprechauns kept shooting over their heads, cackling and waving their lanterns.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

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