Leprechauns and St. Patrick's Day go together like Irish cream and coffee! These lucky lads have been a beloved part of Irish folklore for centuries, often associated with pots of gold, rainbows, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What's the story behind the little bearded male creatures (there's no historical evidence that there has ever been a female ...

This is James Taylor with Theatre Talk. In this week after Halloween, it's fitting that we talk about ghost stories. Conor McPherson, the prolific Irish dramatist, is a master of modern ghost stories ...

Behind the shamrocks and gold-tipped rainbows, Ireland is packed with surprises—both in its history and in the ways it has shaped culture far beyond its shores. Sarah Erdman The Dingle Peninsula tells ...

Leprechauns embody the idea of Irish luck. This is a modern addition to the character’s attributes, rather than an aspect from ancient folklore. The pot of gold that leprechauns are said to hide at ...

Kevin Woods, known as McCoillte the "Last Leprechaun Whisperer" appeared on Virgin's morning show, "Ireland AM" to speak about the failing population of the impish creatures much associated with Irish ...

Editor’s note: This story may contain spoilers for prying little eyes! In the same way the Elf on the Shelf greatly increased the Christmas creep, forcing parents to add additional stress to our ...

Celtic folklore has a number of stories about fairies, who often carried people off, never to be seen again. One type of fairy in this folklore is the leprechaun. But are leprechauns actually real?