In the future, what will the leprechauns be doing? Will they have companions?<\/p>\n
What will Ireland be like in 200 years? Will there be different plants? Different rainfall patter?<\/p>\n
Will people still seek treasures at the end of the rainbow? That one, I think, will be easy to answer…<\/p>\n
\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n
Previous leprechauns:<\/p>\n
~800-1000, with hedgehog (patron-only)<\/p>\n
~1200, with crow (patron-first)<\/p>\n
~1800, more \u201ctraditional \u201c, maybe (patron-first)<\/p>\n
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In the future, what will the leprechauns be doing? Will they have companions? What will Ireland be like in 200 years? Will there be different plants? Different rainfall patter? Will people still seek treasures at the end of the rainbow? 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