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Some magical things can happen on the Emerald Isle, so stop acting the maggot and plan your wee trip already! 🇮🇪🍀

Leprechaun in festive attire with hat; graphic of a heart-shaped emblem with "Cursed Claddagh" text

Wouldn't It Be Grand To Finally Reveal Your Leprechaun Origin Story? Just Jet On Over To Ireland To Find Out

Escape To Ireland And I'll Reveal Your Leprechaun Origin Story

Travel Ireland Leprechaun Origin Story Quiz

You've just landed in Dublin. what are you wearing?

You only have time to visit one place in the city. Where do you go?

You walk into Temple Bar. What song is the band playing?

The next day, you're getting out of the city. Where are you headed?

You get to see one more sight on your trip. What are you seeing?

Listen, I know we all want to get up close and personal with Guinness at the storehouse tour, but you are supposed to stay where the guides direct you to. You found out for yourself just how magical those vats are. Luckily for you, there was a stray hop that you were able to cling to and stay afloat, but boy, were those tourists surprised when you popped out of their perfect pour!

A pint of dark beer with a green leprechaun hat on top sits on a bar counter with blurred bottles in the background

You fell into a vat of Guinness!

Your brand-new friend you met along your travels, Colin McGiblin, convinced you that when you find a four-leaf clover, it's tradition to eat the clover — so the luck is inside you, of course. While Colin was jesting, you took him seriously. Bam! The next thing you know, you're using four-leaf clovers as umbrellas!

Illustration of a smiling leprechaun in a green suit and top hat, holding clover leaves, with a forest background

You ate a four-leaf clover!

While science tells us that as you move, a rainbow also moves (thus, you can never find the end of it), sometimes the magic of Ireland provides the inconceivable. You chased a rainbow, and just as you reached the pot of gold, you were transformed into a leprechaun. It's going to be much harder to fit those coins in your pockets now!

Pot of gold coins at end of rainbow outdoors, suggesting leprechaun treasure

You got too close to the end of a rainbow!

Some people superstitiously believe that it's bad luck to buy yourself a claddagh ring. Whether you chose one yourself and were met by a curse or were gifted one by a witch who was out to get you, the minute you slipped that ring onto your finger, you were transformed into a leprechaun. That ring fits a bit more like a belt now, doesn't it?

A detailed claddagh ring with a large heart-shaped emerald and crown atop

You accepted a bewitched claddagh ring!

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Wouldn't It Be Grand To Finally Reveal Your Leprechaun Origin Story? Just Jet On Over To Ireland To Find Out

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