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The Notre Dame Leprechaun is the mascot of the University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame) Fighting Irish athletics department. He appears at athletic events, most notably at football games. He was designed by sports artist Theodore W. Drake in 1964 for US$50. [1] The Leprechaun was featured in the cover of TIME magazine in November 1964. [2]
The Dutch Kabouters are akin to the Irish Leprechaun, Scandinavian Tomte or Nisse, the English Hob, [1] the Scottish Brownie [2] and the German Klabauter or kobold. [3] In the folklore of the Low Countries, Kabouters are tiny people, about 10–15 cm tall, who live in or near houses and stables, or in hills, in forests or on heaths. Many ...
The leprechaun is said to be a solitary creature, whose principal occupation is making and cobbling shoes, and who enjoys practical jokes. [19] In McAnally's 1888 account, the Leprechaun was not a professional cobbler, but was frequently seen mending his own shoes, as "he runs about so much he wears them out" with great frequency. This is, he ...
An Irish scout presenting a leprechaun doll to Lord Rowallan, Chief Scout at the 9th World Scout Jamboree, Sutton Coldfield, 1957 Items portrayed in this file depicts
And even though some of these Irish jokes for St. Patrick's Day are super-cheesy, we promise they'll only add to your fun. Below are the 100 best and funniest St. Patrick’s Day jokes we could ...
The clurichaun (/ ˈ k l uː r ɪ k ɔː n /) or clúrachán (from Irish: clobhair-ceann [1]) is a mischievous fairy in Irish folklore known for his great love of drinking and a tendency to haunt breweries, pubs and wine cellars. [2] He is related to the leprechaun and has sometimes been conflated with him as a shoemaker and a guardian of ...
Fuchsia magellanica 'Riccartonii' (hummingbird fuchsia, hardy fuchsia; in Irish deora Dé, "tears of God") [23] has sometimes been described as the national flower, despite not being a native plant. [24] [25] The Easter lily is an important symbol of commemorance to Irish people. Flax (Linum usitatissimum) is widely used as a symbol of Northern ...
The Knocker, Knacker, or Tommyknocker (US) is a mythical, subterranean, gnome-like creature in Cornish and Devon folklore. The Welsh counterpart is the coblyn.It is closely related to the Irish leprechaun, Kentish kloker and the English and Scottish brownie.