A couple of months ago I posted an article by Nigel Watson and Granville Oldroyd, the 'Case of the Liverpool Leprechauns', over on the Magonia Archive site. Originally published in 1985, this is a strange story of groups of 'little people' who were seen in the Fairfield district of Liverpool and the overspill town of Kirkby, attracting crowds of the local kids. In 1964 it even chased The Beatles off the local front pages! An interesting set of comments have been appended to this story, and I think they're too interesting just to be hidden in the archives for the chance hit.As well as an interesting general comment from Mike Dash, three Liverpudlians who were involved in the events have written in to add more information. One is from someone who came away from his leprechaun hunt literally scarred for life; another note is from one of the policemen who tried to control the gangs of children (and fingers who he thinks was responsible); and there's someone with another theory about who the 'little people' really were.
An interesting example of folklore in the making, from the people who were there. Read it at:
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