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
Irish folklore Irish folklore as its “second life”. Even though there is still a natural existence of folklore within its natural community, folklore material is now being used in other environments, such as marketing (with strategies suggesting tradition and authenticity for goods), movies and TV-shows ("The Secret of Kells", mention of the Banshee are found in tv-shows such as "Supernatural", "Teen Wolf" or "Charmed"), books (the book series "The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel," the novel "American Gods"...), contributing to the creation of a new body of Irish folklore. Irish folklore Due to its complexity folklore does not have a single