Irish Leprechaun

Hey y'all, I got curous when I desided to go as a Leprechaun, where did Leprecons come from, and what are they anyway. The lepreachaun is a said to be a solitary creature, whose pricipal occupation is making and mending shoes. and who enjoys practical jookes. According to yeast, the great wealrh of these fairies comes from the "treasure- crocks, buried of old in war-time", which they have uncovered and apporprieated. According to McAnally the leprechaun is the son of an "evil spirit" and a "degenerate fairy" and is "not wholly good nor whollly evil" I think thats cool.