{"product_id":"the-last-leprechauns-of-ireland-paperback","title":"The Last Leprechauns of Ireland - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin J. Woods\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere were once millions of leprechauns in Ireland until the middle of the 19th century when they started to disappear. Today only 236 still survive in Carlingford Co Louth. The author, known locally as McCoillte, Gaelic for (The son of the woodman) got them protected as a species by the E.U. in 2009.The story traces the geological upheaval in Ireland over 50 million years ago. They experienced the coming of the ice age and witnessed the arrival of the first humans to Ireland from central Europe ten thousand years ago. From that time on, they relate the story of their lives to McCoillte, telling him of their interaction with Druids, and High Kings. The arrival of Christianity through St Patrick, the coming of the Vikings and then the Anglo Normans, about Ireland up to the famine in 1845 when millions of people died and as many more emigrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeprechauns would disappear too if they did not contact humankind. This is their story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52964372840781,"sku":"9781967109661","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/AYFy2PqMg59781967109661.webp?v=1765446930","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-last-leprechauns-of-ireland-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}