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 Pot Maker of three is used heavily in bible verses, songs, stories, speeches and quotes. Because of the small number it makes people remember the information for a longer period of time and helps the message stick. The Rule of Three is used affectively in the Pot Maker, Elias representing the gold pot, his Mother and Father the Silver pots and Lucinda being the Brass pot. Bonner also uses the Rule of Three at the end of the story with the crashing of trees and the loss of three of the stories characters. This is a play that is meant to be