But differentiating between clurichauns and leprechauns is easier said than done. Ireland’s most famous folkloric offering is by far the leprechaun: a tiny, green-clad trickster with a pot of gold.

The idea of the leprechaun may be derived from the Tuatha Dé Danann, a supernatural race in Irish mythology connected with the main deities of pre-Christian Gaelic Ireland. They dwell in the ...

"It is a breathtaking film, majestic in its form and rich in its voice acting talent", Darcy McBrinn hunts for meaning in Tomm Moore's Wolfwalkers, looking at the beauty of Irish fairytale and ...