Thread: is there any connection between the mischievous Leprechaun of Irish folklore and the ancient pagan wolf-related fertility-renewing Roman festival of Lupercalia that took place hundreds of miles away?
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Replying to @Cavalorn
is someone saying this, because if they are I have to go fight them
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Replying to @AdmiralHip
people. people are saying this. people on the Internet.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @Cavalorn
okay I feel like this is weirdly mischaracterizing the entry itself, I went to check and it does have a possible Latin root (as many old Irish words do) but I don't see it linking it to Lupercalia specifically. http://www.dil.ie/30904
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