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National Leprechaun Museum Opens Its Doors in Dublin

Tourist attraction that claims to be the world's first-ever leprechaun museum is dedicated to the mythical mischief-maker of Irish folklore.

The National Leprechaun Museum aimed to open up "a magical world full of fascinating folklore and enchanting stories" by providing an interactive experience, it said.

Visitors would enter a world where they would become one of the infamous miniature shoemakers, walking under a replica of the mystical Northern Irish landmark the Giant's Causeway, through rooms of giant furniture which stood at three times their normal size to the pot of "gold."

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