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Dating back to Old Europe, the legend of the pot of gold is claimed enthusiastically by the Irish. They'll tell you that fairies put the gold there and then the leprechauns guard it.
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www.holidays.net/stpattys/rainbow.htm
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If you catch him, he must take you to his treasure if you can keep him in sight. If the leprechaun can trick you into looking away, he will vanish and so will hopes for finding the leprechaun’s treasure. Legend of the Irish Pot of Gold included.
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www.bronners.com/legendoftheirishpotofgold.html
www.bronners.com/legendoftheirishpotofgold.html
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According to legend, leprechauns are aloof and unfriendly, live alone, and pass the time making shoes. They also possess a hidden pot of gold. Treasure hunters can often track down a leprechaun by the sound of his shoemaker's hammer.
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www.theholidayspot.com/patrick/shamrock.htm
www.theholidayspot.com/patrick/shamrock.htm
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I actually found the end of a rainbow once, a number of years ago! Unfortunately, someone else either got to the gold ahead of me, or it is just a myth. Dang!
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1404509
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How else would you explain the fact that he finds the pot of gold at the end of every rainbow? With that much gold, he can travel around the world as many times as he wants, or buy anything his heart desires - and still have lots of dough left over.
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www.kidzworld.com/article/7682-all-about-the-st-patrick...
www.kidzworld.com/article/7682-all-about-the-st-patricks-day-leprechaun
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BlackDog's St. Patrick's Day Pot 'O Gold Game ... Legend has it that the leprechaun here at BlackDog has hidden a pot of gold somewhere in the Pot-O-Gold Game. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to search the game field for the leprechaun's pot of gold.
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blackdog4kids.com/holiday/pat/pot-o-gold/
blackdog4kids.com/holiday/pat/pot-o-gold/
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Legend has it that Saint Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland -- that they all went into the sea and drowned. Poor snakes. ... Leprechauns of legend were thought to be mean little creatures. An exception to this would be the sweet lil' ol Lucky Charms guy...they were probably added later on because they looked cute...
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www.youthonline.ca/stpatricksday/history.shtml
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These amazing pictures show where a rainbow actually meets the ground - but contrary to legend there's no pot of gold in sight. ... Legend has it that at the end of every rainbow sits a leprechaun, hammering on a shoe, who will reveal the whereabouts of a crock of gold. ... 'There was no pot of gold,' he said yesterday.
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www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1143482/Found-The-end-...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1143482/Found-The-end-rainbow--theres-pot-gold.html
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Huge numbers of Claddagh rings were left with a Mr. Kirwan following the Great Famine 1846/7 which finally had to be consigned to the melting pot as there was nobody to redeem or purchase them, hence the difficulty in ascertaining their origin.
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www.potgold.com/claddagh.htm
www.potgold.com/claddagh.htm
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