Ep 75 - Leprechauns - Not Your Mother’s St. Patrick’s Fae

In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, Tracey teaches us about Leprechauns. Turns out, all that green Guinness and Lucky Charms have nothing to do with the lore of these small, shoe-cobbling fae. (Hint: This episode involves way more discussion of deep lake monsters that we ever could have guessed.)

Sources

World Central Kitchen

https://wck.org/

American Civil Liberties Union

https://www.aclu.org/

My Modern Met

https://mymodernmet.com/what-is-a-leprechaun/

Wikipedia 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprechaun

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fergus_mac_L%C3%A9ti

Celtic Wedding Rings

https://www.celtic-weddingrings.com/celtic-resources/myth-of-the-leprechaun

Trafalgar

https://www.trafalgar.com/real-word/history-of-leprechauns-trickster-fairies/

World History 

https://www.worldhistory.org/Leprechaun/

Youtube Reading Through History

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFch06rGKXw&ab_channel=ReadingThroughHistory

Holidappy

https://holidappy.com/holidays/The-Origins-of-Leprechauns-Where

Country Living

https://www.countryliving.com/life/a30612495/are-leprechauns-real/

Live Science

https://www.livescience.com/37626-leprechauns.html

Mental Floss

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/62173/15-lucky-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-leprechauns

Irish Central

https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/craic/leprechauns-facts

https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/the-irish-legend-of-the-leprechaun-and-the-king-of-ulster

AL life and Culture

https://www.al.com/life/2021/03/st-patricks-day-9-famous-leprechauns-in-pop-culture.html

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