Absolutely fantastic explanation, thanks for this. I was aware of Peter Ellis' explanation of the Lugh-linkage and was happy to hear you discuss it (for the record, I've read it in any other source). PS, as a "COVID-busy project," I wrote an RPG adventure set in Irish myth and folklore and I included an encounter with a tavern keeper who is horribly prejudiced against lepruchauns for this reason. :) Thanks again for this great video and I'm looking forward to checking out your other ones!
Thank you so much for this thoughtful comment! And any chance you could drop a link to your RPG adventure?? I'd love to check it out, sounds right up my alley
Hello! Have you ever thought of doing an episode on the leprechaun's wardrobe? Everyone talks about how the leprechaun originally wore red, not green. But nobody talks about his hat - in the folklore collections he's described as wearing a "cocked hat". But modern depictions have him wearing something that looks like a top hat / pilgrim's hat.
@@irishmyths it was a tiny man with a white beard as far as I could see it was kinda hard to see kinda see through but he was wearing brown clothing. I call him a gnome because that’s what he kinda looked like idk. I heard this chatter in my heard but I couldn’t understand what they were saying but then he told me to hush and disappeared.
They are definitely a bit naughtier than their leprechaun cousins! P.S. I wrote about clurichauns over on the IrishMyths blog: irishmyths.com/2024/03/01/clurichaun/
Absolutely fantastic explanation, thanks for this. I was aware of Peter Ellis' explanation of the Lugh-linkage and was happy to hear you discuss it (for the record, I've read it in any other source). PS, as a "COVID-busy project," I wrote an RPG adventure set in Irish myth and folklore and I included an encounter with a tavern keeper who is horribly prejudiced against lepruchauns for this reason. :) Thanks again for this great video and I'm looking forward to checking out your other ones!
Thank you so much for this thoughtful comment! And any chance you could drop a link to your RPG adventure?? I'd love to check it out, sounds right up my alley
Hello! Have you ever thought of doing an episode on the leprechaun's wardrobe? Everyone talks about how the leprechaun originally wore red, not green. But nobody talks about his hat - in the folklore collections he's described as wearing a "cocked hat". But modern depictions have him wearing something that looks like a top hat / pilgrim's hat.
I saw a small folk years ago in my living room, yes I was sober.
Serious question: what did they look like?? I'm thinking of putting together an "eyewitness testimony"-type video exploring small folk/the other crowd
@@irishmyths it was a tiny man with a white beard as far as I could see it was kinda hard to see kinda see through but he was wearing brown clothing. I call him a gnome because that’s what he kinda looked like idk. I heard this chatter in my heard but I couldn’t understand what they were saying but then he told me to hush and disappeared.
Where is rodruban, anyone know?
It's pronounced Warr-ick, not War-wick
Roger that, my mistake!
Great video though :)
I prefer Clurichauns.
They are definitely a bit naughtier than their leprechaun cousins! P.S. I wrote about clurichauns over on the IrishMyths blog: irishmyths.com/2024/03/01/clurichaun/
Gold gold gold how can u argue with gold 🥶🥶🥶
7:27 elves could be based on a race of people too
Man your background music is so f*ing annoying, I cannot pay attention at all, love it lmao
7:21 those are dwarves of norse mythology
They’re real
I’ve seen one ☝️
What did it look like??
Why is le bon dieu similar to little people, or 'prehistoric'? It's a normal old-fashioned French Catholic term for God
0:44 what do you mean merely descriptions? Leprechauns are fairies
What he said!
Dude, you're not being truthful on origin story
Banshee...comes from beansidhe ...meaning fairy women...agsin the roman catholic church oppressed the pagan memory ..!
Finding this video is like finding 🍀or🪙. 😂
The origin of fairies is multiple choice: they could be spirits, pagan gods, fallen angels, or primitive people
12:03 all of the above
Elves, goblins, gnomes, and dwarves are used to define leprechauns not really describe them if that makes sense