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#38528. greg9570
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Where did our misconceived notion first originate that a pot of Leprechan's gold lies at the end of a rainbow?
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Brainyblonde
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The word Leprechaun is believed to have come from the Irish leath brogan
(shoemaker), although its origins may lie in luacharma'n (Irish for pygmy). Whatever the case, Leprechauns are one of Scotland's oldest little occult creatures. They work kind of like English Bogeys where misplaced items and mistakes were often blamed on leprechauns. In several rare cases it was believed that Leprechauns kidnapped someone or killed someone who crossed their path and prevented their mischief. Eventually around the middle ages when England started to influence Scotland slightly more instead of becoming a character of pure mischief, the Leprechaun became a creature of luck. People began to believe that if you caught a leprechaun he would make you rich, or give you a wish. Eventually the leprechaun started to carry around a pot of gold and he would keep it near his house at the end of a rainbow. It seemed a convenient place for a leprechaun to put his pot of gold because you could never actually see the end of a rainbow.
 http://www.adumbral.com/occult/leprechauns.html
Pot of Gold Story
http://www.geocities.com/lucky_3_17/stpat6.htm
Treasures & Trees, Dragons & Dreams
http://spunsilk.com/treasure.html
You can find some other interpretations here:
http://www.solsticestudios.net/elfinself1.html
Sep 07 03, 3:56 PM
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Gnomon
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Wow, I never heard that there were Leprechauns in Scotland before!
Sep 08 03, 5:24 PM
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