Leprechauns, the famous creature associated with St. Patrick's Day, live in remote parts of Ireland. The name leprechaun comes from the Irish word luchorpan, which means, "little body." True to their name, leprechauns are very small, with adult leprechauns being about two feet tall. Though many leprechauns live in the Irish countryside, not many live in one place because leprechauns are solitary creatures. They spend a lot of time making shoes and if you are nearby, you can hear the light tap that the leprechaun's hammer makes. Almost all leprechauns have a pouch of gold that someone who catches them can possibly keep. But to get the gold, the leprechaun's capturer must never look away from the leprechaun or it will vanish.  For a few leprechaun jokes go to http://www.hicom.net/~irwind/lprecom.html