March 2011, Issue 14
Dollhouse Tourism, Ireland
Page 55
The land of Ireland is filled with myth, legend and fun. It is a land
where those legends and myths come alive on the words of its
talented bards and storytellers. And
disappearing pots of gold, winged
faeires, human-seeming fae and
vicious creatures like kelpies have
been delighting fantasy enthusiasts
everywhere.
One of the earliest documented supernatural references is to
the leprechaun, a tricky little shoemaker who deftly keeps his pot o' gold hidden from the stupid humans who would try to take it.
But the lúchorpáin of the 'Echtra Fergus mac Leti' (The Adventure of Fergus, son of Leti) weren't the gold-hiding cobblers of today. In the ancient tale, Fergus, King of Ulster, wakes up to find himself being dragged into the sea by
1:12 Leprechaun by Mikey O'Connell
three determined lúchorpáin - beings much more like water
spirits than traditional leprechauns.
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