Whether or not flesh-and-blood Leprechauns really do exist in the woodlands of Ireland, they have cropped up in ceramic forms, populating gift shops in the United States ever since the 1960s, when St. Patrick’s Day started to become an annual holiday celebrated by everyone, regardless of ancestry or nationalism. They seem to serve the purpose of coin banks, music boxes, flower vases and no particular use whatsoever except to denote that March 17th is near. Serious or goofy, the faces on these fellows are often inscrutable. Some look remote, others defiant, many of them giddy on beer. And for every one-hundred ceramic leprechaun, there seems to be only one St. Patrick himself, perhaps too formidable a presence to be reminded of after a drinking spree. What were those Leprechauns thinking? Here’s some thoughts.
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Categories: Americana, Collectibles, History, Holidays
Tags: Guinness, HolidayUSA, Ireland, Leprechaun, Paddy, Patrick, Saint Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Day, United States, Winter (begins with January)
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I wish my friend Mr. Yeager was still here to wear a hat like that – what a great surprise, thank you.
GOOD DAY CARL,
I HAVE BEEN READING YOUR BLOG WITH GREAT ENJOYMENT AND
INTEREST. WE HAVE A MUTUAL ADMIRATION , MAE WEST. YOU
WON HER FLOOR LAMPS AT AUCTION AND I WON HER HUGE LAMP
SHADES AT THE SAME AUCTION. I USED ONE ONCE THEN PUT IT
IN THE ATTIC. A GREAT KEEP SAKE OF A GREAT LADY.
ALL BEST,
M.
Good old Great Aunt Mae – her stuff is floating all around the country! Thanks for saying hello – cheers!