10 Facts About Clurichaun

Clurichaun or clurachan is a mischievous fairy in Irish folklore known for his great love of drinking and a tendency to haunt breweries, pubs and wine cellars.

Clurichaun is related to the leprechaun and has sometimes been conflated with him as a shoemaker and a guardian of hidden treasure.

Clurichaun has twinkling eyes and a nose that is red and purple from heavy drinking.

Clurichaun wears a red nightcap, a short leather apron, light blue stockings, and shoes with large silver buckles.

Clurichaun takes the drink but when he refuses to pay for it he is compelled by the clurichaun to serve him for seven years and a day.

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Clurichaun haunted the wine cellar of a Quaker gentleman named Harris, and if one of the servants was negligent enough to leave the beer barrel running then Little Wildbean would wedge himself inside to stop the flow until someone came to turn it off.

Clurichaun's dinner was left for him in the cellar, but one night the cook left him nothing but part of a herring and some cold potatoes.

Clurichaun is described as a trickster and practical joker, and a disturber of order and quietness in a household, making noise day and night.

Clurichaun frequently carries two such purses, one containing the magic shilling and the other containing a normal copper coin, and if captured he will present the latter before vanishing.

Clurichaun appears as a regular character in Neil Gaiman's acclaimed comic series The Sandman and its spin-off series The Dreaming.