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Welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind, a production of I Heart Radio.

Hi, my name is Robert Lamb, and this is The Monster Fact, a short form series from Stuff to Blow Your Mind,

focusing on mythical creatures, ideas, and monsters in time.

I wish folklore and mythology is a rich well of wonder, from the ancient wars of the

Toaffa de Donan, to the blood-girtling banshi, and the cunning leprechaun.

But today, I'd like to talk about the Clurecon.

The Clurecon has a bit in common with its more well-known kin.

Both it and the leprechaun are diminutive fairy folk with a love of strong drink, magical

powers, and a malicious streak you want no part of.

In some traditions they are both also tied to shoemaking and hidden treasure.

As Carol Rose points out in spirits, fairies, leprechauns, and goblins, the Clurecon looks

like a little old man in a red-pointed cap, a red coat with silver buckles, blue stockings,

and buckled shoes.

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