Leprechaun (horror film)

[Colonel MacNeal]

Saw a bit of the original Leprechaun horror film the other night. I guess the network ran it for St Paddy's Day. The little bugger was wearing a kilt. Since when do Leprechauns wear kilts? Odious little creatures, really.

[sathor]

They're tricky buggers, probably anyone asks where the gold is and the say something like "Kilt, I'm wearing a kilt, and leprechauns donna wear kilts ya know!" and then scrambles off.

[Zardoz]

Don't remember the kilt, but it's been years since I last saw that show. Was it his cobbler's apron? Leprechauns are the shoemakers for other fairy folk.

[Dirk Skene]

If I remember my Irish ledgends correctly they were mean little

[Zardoz]

In pre Celtic Ireland the Leprechaun had a angry drunk cousin called the Clurichaun, that's who's in that movie!

Leprechauns usually take the form of old men who enjoy partaking in mischief. Their trade is that of a cobbler or shoemaker for fairy folk. They are said to be very rich, having buried treasure hidden everywhere.

Some folklorists describe the Clurichaun as a "night form" of the leprechaun, who goes out and becomes a surly drunk after finishing his daily chores.

[Dirk Skene]

In pre Celtic Ireland the Leprechaun had a angry drunk cousin called the Clurichaun, that's who's in that movie!......Some folklorists describe the Clurichaun as a "night form" of the leprechaun, .........

That's interesting. Show what I know about folklore

[Nighthawk]

If I remember my Irish ledgends correctly they were mean little

You remember correctly. All Celtic fairy folk were at the least miscreant, if not downright sadistic. I've been reading a lot of books on Celtic mythology lately... They had a very vivid system of superstition.

[sathor]

You remember correctly. All Celtic fairy folk were at the least miscreant, if not downright sadistic. I've been reading a lot of books on Celtic mythology lately... They had a very vivid system of superstition.

What's more odd is some of the stories about the ancient beliefs clashing with the spread of Christianity. One could assume that those legends were propaganda of the spread, though who really knows. Perhaps the tuath De danin (who I know I prob. spelled wrong) really did leave after a priest told them they had no soul and were not welcome under the new religion.

[Nighthawk]

What's more odd is some of the stories about the ancient beliefs clashing with the spread of Christianity. One could assume that those legends were propaganda of the spread, though who really knows. Perhaps the tuath De danin (who I know I prob. spelled wrong) really did leave after a priest told them they had no soul and were not welcome under the new religion.

That is so very true. The Celtic legends weren't written down until Christianity had taken a foothold. The most obvious uses of Christian slant are in the Celtic creation myths- particularly that the Celts of Ireland were direct descendants of two of Noah's sons. Oh, and it's spelled Tuatha de Dannan. They are the descendants of the goddess figure Danu.

[sathor]

Oh, and it's spelled Tuatha de Dannan. They are the descendants of the goddess figure Danu.

Hey, it's not a word I tyoe out much. Speaking is a different story though...

(I'm proud I was as close as I was to the spelling.)