RaiseOutside8472

RaiseOutside8472 t1_j9x81c7 wrote

Reply to comment by GetBigDieMirin in The Leprechaun joke by [deleted]

play an online game with the Irish have to deep dive into their culture a lot . druids are actually the most interesting part of their culture for me. leprechauns are probably more something like mythology.

look at this wicked good warning to someone

Meileann muilte Dé go mall ach meileann siad go mín.(The mills of God grind slowly but they grind finely).

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RaiseOutside8472 t1_j9uuy0t wrote

some inconsistencies in the joke. if the drunk guy is irish he would know that

  1. a leprechaun would try to trick him to still not give him the pot of gold.
  2. a leprechaun would never offer his pot of gold for anything. or appear other than to offer to mend shoes.
  3. if you look a leprechaun straight in the eyes he has to give you whatever you want but will offer his pot of gold to safe his gold mine. so drunk could just look him in the eyes and demand the pot of gold.
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RaiseOutside8472 t1_itkhw0n wrote

not certain of that . the british law meant catholics could only own 5 acres of land . potatoes was the only feasible crop. when it failed . due to some sickness in the potatoes . there was a famine. in fact year was one of the best years and record crops where shipped to england while the irish died in their masses. dont think there was any crop to pay landlords with.

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