I am required by law to make a complete disclosure of my background. Well as you should have guessed by now I am an Irish Leprechaun! '

As required every seven years we permit ourselves to expose our identity according to the "official Leprechaun handbook" paragraph 47 section 12 subsection 13 (always been a lucky charm for me)
For those who have been with me for a while in past blogs I gave you many hints. There was the exposing you to the Irish language, then was the time that I told you that my family were shoemakers that itself should have been a dead giveaway. I told you that I came from a small village in County Cork) We don't go to the big cities anymore as the last time a Leprechaun went to Dublin he was seen being carried off by a large Chihuahua! We all tried our best to save him but to no avail.
The Chihuahua is now the luckiest dog in the northern hemisphere as he now owns a stable of racing grayhounds. You might have seen him as a spokesperson for Taco Bell!
I also told you about Kermit the frog several times Where do you think his trademark expression "It's not easy being green " came from? Yes, that was us.
And why do you think I like coffee so much? you guessed it after 100's of years of drinking tea I thought it was time for a change!
And when the first Irish came to the "New World" who do you think meet them at the dock? Yes again, We do get around don't we?
Where the Irish are you'll find one of us. Several of us got to play ourselves on the TV series "Charmed"
Anyway we have to show ourselves to those who believe kinda like the tooth fairy ( who do you suppose got him that gig)?
Below you will find my treasure I traded that heavy pot of gold in for something much more valuable (Can you guess?) No,? well go stand before a mirror look deeply into your reflection and there you will find the greatest (if I do say so myself) treasure the world has ever seen!
It is important tht you read to the bottom of this page, not to do so causes you to forfeit "The luck of the Irish"See you tomorrw
Himself
There is no mention to be found of female leprechauns in traditional Irish legend, so as to how they came to be .. your guess is as good as mine.
These apparently aged, diminutive men are hard-working cobblers, turning out exquisite shoes for other sprites. If you happen across an industrious little fellow hammering out a shoe, look closely - for he may be a leprechaun. Step quietly, for leprechauns will avoid humans, knowing us to be foolish and greedy.
A leprechaun dresses in old-fashioned clothes of green, with a red cap, multi-pocketed leather apron, and buckled shoes. He is quite fond of a smoke from his foul smelling clay pipe which is always close by, and he is frequently in an intoxicated state from home-brew poteen. However, a leprechaun never becomes so drunk that the hand which holds the hammer becomes unsteady and his shoemaker's work affected. If you hear the sound of a hammer from behind a hedgerow you know you have found him.
As well as cobbling, his other trade is banking, and he is guardian to the ancient treasures. Much treasure was left by the Danes when they marauded through Ireland, and the leprechaun buries it in crocks or pots. Rainbows reveal where pots of gold are hidden, so he will sometimes spend all day moving crocks from one spot to another to elude the tell-tale end of the rainbow. If you catch a leprechaun, don't let him out of your grasp before he reveals his gold. He'll try to distract you with all manner of tricks and, in the blink of an eye, will dash out of sight. For such a sturdy little chap, he can move with the speed of a rabbit.
He carries two leather pouches. In one there is a silver shilling, a magical coin that returns to the purse each time it's spent. In the other there is a gold coin for bribing his way out of difficult situations. (Don't accept this coin - it turns into a rock). But he can be generous if you do him a good turn. Your kind deed wil be repaid with a wish.
Leprechauns come in two distinct groups - leprechaun and cluricaun. A cluricaun dresses very stylishly with a jaunty cap, large silver buckles on his shoes, beautiful gold laces and pale blue stockings. You will never see him wear an apron or carry a hammer. He has a jolly grin, a slightly pink-tipped nose and is almost always drunk and cheerful. Pass him by, for he never has any money, or any idea where treasure is buried.
A cluricaun will steal or borrow almost anything, making merry and creating mayhem in your house during the hours of darkness. He will happily busy himself raiding your kitchen, pantry, larder and cellar and after dinner he will harness your sheep, goats, dogs and even your domestic fowls to ride away.Through the countryside he will race them, over the fields and into the bog. Leprechauns denounce cluricaun behavior, but it has been said that cluricauns may just be leprechauns on drunken sprees.
You can make a trap with common household items. Take a net, a cardboard box, green paint, green tissue paper, some pennies and an old shoe. Firstly, paint the cardboard box green and place the old shoe inside. Cover the opening with thin green tissue paper. Carefully lay the pennies on the tissue paper. (If you don't want to use real money, you can easily substitute chocolate gold- wrapped coins or make your own by cutting circles out of cardboard and painting them gold).
Place the trap near some trees or hedgerows. Make sure it's disguised well and blends into the surroundings. When the Leprechaun sees the coins he will try to collect them. He will step onto the tissue paper, it will break and he will fall into the box. Now quickly throw the net over him.
You can also try to lure a leprechaun with some poteen instead of an old shoe. When he falls into the box he will drink the brew, get drunk and then you can grab him.
No one has yet caught a leprechaun, but don't be discouraged. Start looking today. Good luck !!