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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

“LEPRECHAUNS, LEPRECHAUNISM, AND (REAL?) WEE-FOLK SIGHTINGS” #WeirdDarkness

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.64.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

It’s St. Patrick’s Day! Time to celebrate all things Irish – including the holiday’s unofficial mascot: The leprechaun. But how much do you really know about the little guy? We’ll cover some of what you already know – and also what you don’t yet know, about these little fairies known as leprechauns.

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Leprechauns, The Irish Trickster” by Benjamin Radford for Live Science: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/aerm6n44
“Mills Park Facts” by Jennifer M. Wood for Mental Floss: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2kva2txu
“The Bizarre True Story of Leprechauns” by Jack Beresford for Irish Post: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/63uxcysp
“The Crichton Leprechaun” by Lawrence Specker for AL.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4ddescxp
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Originally aired: March 17, 2021

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0:00.0

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0:26.6

narrated by me your voice of weird darkness and curated by Keith Conrad each episode is a journey into imagination.

0:34.0

Explore cosmic wonders and futuristic tales,

0:37.0

and dive into a universe of stories

0:39.0

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0:41.3

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0:52.8

weird darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and is

0:55.7

intended for mature audiences only.

0:57.8

Parental discretion is strongly advised. Once upon a time, clever Tom found himself walking in the meadow by his home in rural Ireland when he came across a leproton propped up against a fence post fast asleep.

1:20.0

Tom couldn't believe his eyes. His grandparents had told him stories about the fairies, but he assumed they were just fairy tales, not actual fairies.

1:30.0

But this one was in the flesh and honest to goodness leproton.

1:35.1

He knew what that meant. If he could capture the leproton, the fairy creature would be

1:40.7

obliged to lead him to a buried treasure.

1:44.2

For a poor farm boy, this was the chance of a lifetime.

1:48.0

Tom seized the opportunity and the leprechon.

1:51.6

The leprechon was sleeping, after all, it wasn't that hard.

1:54.8

Startled awake, the leprechon immediately understood his mistake.

1:58.8

Sighing, he agreed to lead Tom deep into the forest to the tree, under which a treasure was buried.

2:07.3

Tom was overjoyed.

2:09.2

This is what he had always waited for. Tom could finally leave the farm and find adventure in the big city.

2:17.1

But in haste, Tom forgot a shovel in a wheelbarrow. There was no way he could dig up the

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