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Happy St. Patrick's Day
17 March 2025
We have such a small inventory of Irish-themed images that this year we resorted to collaborating with an acquaintance who works as a Lephrechaun Investigator. We'll let him take it from here:
Leprechaun Family. Shot with a Minox imported from Belfast.
Yes. It's true, I'm one of the few licensed Lephrechaun Investigators, which you would think would make it a lucrative form of employment. But as with all schemes designed to find a pot of gold, it's over-rated.
I can tell you, however, that Leprechauns are greatly misunderstood. Because they are so rarely observed in the wild, they are usually represented only by artist's conceptions. And one thing leading to another, those tend to reinforce stereotypes.
You may yourself be under their influence. Especially if you think of Leprechauns as little men (no women) with wild whiskers and red hair.
They are, in fact, nothing of the sort. Although they do not complain about the characterization because it obscures their actual identity.
They are in fact rather tall, about six feet. And as for hair, well, it's mostly a memory. If they have a defining physical feature its the pot of "gold" they carry around above their belt that owes more to Kilkenny (that nitrogenated Irish cream ale) than any portfolio they may have.
Leprechaun Leader. Note the gold ribbon as he clears his schedule to augment his pot of gold. NB: Leprechauns do not own cars.
We snapped a few surveillance shots of one after Saturday's St. Patrick's Day Parade in San Francisco. We were careful to catch them unawares on their way home.
We think these rare photographs speak for themselves. Ay resemblance to real persons, of course, is part of the mischief they indulge in. And if you're not careful about where you click here, they may indulge in a bit more.