0 (in old Irish stories) a magical creature in the shape of a little old man who likes to cause trouble
He is rather like a wicked old leprechaun.
The leprechaun's jacket has seven rows of buttons with seven buttons to each row.
Some folklorists describe the clurichaun as a night form of the leprechaun, who goes out to drink after finishing his daily chores.
The tale of one man's attempt to catch a leprechaun is also told.
However, he forgets to take the magic wand and a leprechaun steals in grabs it and rushes away.
The next morning, he sees the little man again and chases him to a nearby river, where the leprechaun falls in.
The obscene leprechaun threatens that his brother is coming to save him.
The leprechaun is said to be a solitary creature, whose principal occupation is making and mending shoes, and who enjoys practical jokes.