A leprechaun is a diminutive supernatural being in Irish folklore, classed by some as a type of solitary fairy. They are usually depicted as little bearded men, wearing a coat and hat, who partake in
A leprechaun counts his gold in this engraving c. 1900
Tourists with a novelty oversized Leprechaun in Dublin
The clurichaun or clúrachán is a mischievous fairy in Irish folklore known for his great love of drinking and a tendency to haunt breweries, pubs and wine cellars. He is related to the leprechaun and
Leprechaun
…The leprechaun is similar to the clurichaun and the far darrig in that he is a solitary creature. Some writers even go as far as to replace these second two less well-known spirits with the…
A representation of a Clurichaun in T. C. Croker's Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland