The leprechaun or elf is a mythological creature connected with
St Patrick's Day. The word 'leprechaun' is from a mixture of 'luchorpan' or 'small person' and a word meaning 'one-shoemaker.'
The Myth
In ancient myths, the leprechaun guards a hidden pot of gold which humans try to find but without success. As one story goes, an Irishman caught a leprechaun, managed to make him reveal which tree his pot of gold was buried under. The Irishman tied a red handkerchief around the trunk of it so he would remember the location when he went away to find a shovel. When he returned, he found that the leprechaun had tied a red handkerchief exactly like his own around every other tree in the forest.
The Trademarks
The following leprechaun related terms have been trademarked.
- LEPRECHAUN LANE
- TOYS OF THE LEPRECHAUN
- LEPRECHAUN LOVE
- LEPRECHAUN
- LEPRECHAUN'S GOLD
- LUCKY LIME LEPRECHAUN
- LEPRECHAUNS AND LINGUINI
- THE LITTLE LEPRECHAUN
- THE LEPRECHAUN
- LEPRECHAUN LAND
- LEPRECHAUN TREE
- WHAT LEPRECHAUNS DRINK WHEN THEY'RE NOT DRINKING BEER
- LEPRECHAUN SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LTD
- PADDY'S LUCKY LEPRECHAUNS
- LEPREKON
- LUCKY LEPRECHAUN
- SHAWN THE LEPRECHAUN SHAWN THE LEPRECHAUN
- LEPRECHAUN LAWNS "FOR A MAGICALLY GREEN LAWN"
- LEPRECHAUN LINES
- LEPRECHAUNS GOLD
- DENNIS THE LEPRECHAUN
- DANNY THE LEPRECHAUN
- BRIAN THE LEPRECHAUN
- LEPRA/CON
- LEPRECHAUN "SOUND AS THE GROUND"
- FROM THE GARDEN OF THE LEPRECHAUNS
- TIMOTHY THE LEPRECHAUN
- GOLDEN LEPRECHAUN LIGHT BEER
- BLARNEY THE LEPRECHAUN
