What’s the Deal with Leprechauns?
17 March 2025

What’s the Deal with Leprechauns?

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

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For this St. Patrick’s Day, author and friend of the show Colin Dickey joins Dylan to demystify leprechauns. Where do they come from? Is there a Leprechaunland? What’s with the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? And why are they always wearing green? Are they just drunk mischievous creatures? Or is there something deeper there – perhaps leprechauns are even an immigrant story?

If you want to learn more, check out Colin’s series called Monster of the Month.