leprechauns


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.

Words Nearby leprechauns

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How to use leprechauns in a sentence

  • “On the high road overlooking the Glen of the leprechauns, on a starlit night before the moon came up,” said Padna.

  • I had read of banshees, lemures and leprechauns; they were the ghosts and the fairies of ignorance but they were not like this.

    The Blind Spot | Austin Hall
  • An' so you don't b'lieve there's sich things as leprechauns, don't ye?

    The Fairy Mythology | Thomas Keightley
  • He began to wonder whether the tale of the leprechauns was true.

    Shaun O'Day of Ireland | Madeline Brandeis
  • He would stand by the lake and call to the leprechauns to take him away.

    Shaun O'Day of Ireland | Madeline Brandeis