Culture of Ireland 13.7% Church of Ireland (Anglican), 3% Methodist, 5.8% other Christian, 0.8% other religion and philosophy, 10.1% with no religion and 6.8% religion not stated. The Leprechaun has been estimated to figure to a large degree in Irish folklore. According to the tales, the leprechaun is a mischievous fairy type creature in emerald green clothing who when not playing tricks spend all their time busily making shoes, the Leprechaun is said to have a pot of gold hidden at the end of the rainbow, and if ever captured by a human it has the magical power to grant three wishes in
The Gold at the Starbow's End Starbow's End" became the title story of a collection of Pohl's works. It also appeared in two best-of-the-year anthologies: "Best Science Fiction of 1972" (for which Pohl was the editor) and "The 1973 Annual World's Best SF". Since then, it has been anthologized at least six times, including one in Italian translation (under the title "Alpha Aleph"). The story also appears in two collections devoted to Pohl's work: the already-mentioned "The Gold at the Starbow's End" (1972) and "Platinum Pohl" (2005). "The Gold at the Starbow's End" is a collection of Pohl's stories published in the United States and Canada