With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, people will soon be celebrating by wearing green clothing and enjoying some cold beer. The leprechaun—easily recognizable for its small stature, green suit, buckled shoes, red beard, and derby hat—has become the icon of the holiday. But where did leprechaun lore begin?
Eighth-century Irish folklore portrayed leprechauns as mischievous fairies. The name leprechaun is thought to come from either “luchorpan,” meaning small body, or “leath bhrogan,” meaning shoemaker. The legends of these creatures depict them as cobblers. Yet, each leprechaun was said to have his own pot of gold, often found at the end of a rainbow.
Despite their humble careers, leprechauns were believed to be tricksters who could not be trusted. Legend tells that any person lucky enough to spot and catch a leprechaun could offer him freedom in return for his gold. But leprechauns were deceptive by nature and arranging a deal with one could be risky.
While leprechauns of Irish myth originally wore the color red and a tri-colored hat, their image has changed over the centuries into the small green-clad men we’re familiar with today. One thing that hasn’t changed is that is has always been considered good luck to find a leprechaun, though the original legends tell of the creatures luring humans away for good with the promise of treasure.
Mischievous nature aside, leprechauns are said to be merrymakers who enjoy dancing and drinking. This more closely ties into modern celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day. Want to try your luck at winning a bit of your own treasure?
You can enter our giveaway simply by telling us one reason you feel lucky. Commenting below will serve as your entry for our March giveaway. But remember to keep it classy; inappropriate comments will be deleted and disqualified. Submit your comment (one comment only please) by March 25, 2018. One winner will be randomly selected on March 26, 2018 to receive a Welsh Red Dragon 1 oz colorized silver round from the Celtic Lore series.
May the luck of the Irish be with you!
I’m lucky to live in Dublin Ohio, home to the largest Irish Festival in the USofA!
I am lucky because God has blessed me to have enough money to buy from you guys.
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I’m lucky because I’m Irish and it’s my birth month
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I feel lucky because I actually caught a leprechaun and he said I could have 3 wishes in exchange for his release. My wishes were:
1. To have a blessed life (I am here today and that itself is a blessing)
2. To help others as I can (I work in Healthcare helping others as I can whether with medicines or words of wisdom and comfort)
3. * I had to be a little greedy * to have your gold & silver in your leprechaun bag, he said “you’re to late, I sold it to provident metals at spot price and if you want some please visit http://www.providentmetals.com they have all the bags of gold and silver”
So with his offerings and a great website link I let him go then visited provident metals online and did some shopping. Thanks to provident I got a email today for this lucky silver giveaway!
Hope everyone is lucky in one way or another.
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Lucky to deal with Provident.
Lucky to still be alive.
Be 58 on the 16th. Lucky to be able to wake up every morning after 3 heart attacks and open heart surgery. Married 39 years to the love of my life.
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I feel lucky blessed because of my children , boyfriend and family.
I AM LUCKY TO HAVE LIVED THIS LONG AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TO WORK HARD AND TAKE CAKE OF MY LOVED ONES, AND TO BEEN ABLE TO ENJOY THINGS SUCH AS GREAT HOBBIES, INCLUDING GATHERING THINGS, SUCH AS OLD COLLECTABLES AN LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE THEIR CUSTODIAN IN MY LIFE!
Lucky I opened this email from y’all!!
I am blessed to have the luck of the Irish from my Grandpa Cork from Cork, Ireland…and of course my amazing wife and son. And the ability to add to my silver stack by purchasing my precious metals from Provident even if I don’t win!! Thank you!
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I feel lucky to be in a position where I can help others .
I feel lucky to be the age that I am, and in good health and that I kicked smoking!!
I feel lucky all the time, but generally im not. Oh well….lets see how this works.
I’m lucky that I have 2 understanding women in my life who give the support and stability I need.
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I feel pretty lucky I was invited to enter this giveaway.
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I feel lucky because I come from a long line of leprechaun catchers. I have trained hard and practiced diligently for this moment for all of my life. That or I might get randomly picked.
I’m lucky for the family I have. Ive been given a second chance at appreciating and being appreciated by them all. Previously I was a miserable person, and events occurred that forced me to reevaluate what was going on. I am now happier than I have ever been, but only because we all gave each other another chance. I am blessed.
I am Lucky
I feel lucky to be a subscriber to your newsletter & sales. Giving me the opportunity to make some GREAT BUYS lately on America The Beautiful 5 oz coins.
I am lucky no one is throwing dirt in my face every day that I wake up