From Irish Druids and Old Irish Religions, 1894
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The Cluricaune, or Leprechaune, is a mischievous old fellow, dressing in a green coat, but without brogues:—
"That sottish elf,
Who quaffs with swollen lips the ruby wine,
Draining the cellar with as free a hand
As if it were his purse which ne'er lack'd coin."