The first doctor with a noble title, Sir Hans Sloane, was an Irish physician whose hobby was botany and whose collection is the core of the British Museum. Irish cultural figures of the late 20th century include Christy Moore, Pat Ingolsbht, Shane MacGowan and Sinéad O'Connor. In the area of entertainment the rock band U2, Bob Geldof, Thin Lizzy, Horslips, Rory Gallagher, Niall Horan, The Corrs, The Cranberries, Westlife, Chris De Burgh and Van Morrison stand out, in more traditional music include Enya, The Dubliners and The Chieftains among others and the dance show Riverdance. Irish dance is popular all over the world.

In Northern Ireland on July 12, William III of England' s victory at the Battle of the Boyne is commemorated as a public holiday. The holiday is celebrated by Irish Protestants, the vast majority of whom live in Northern Ireland, and is notable for the numerous parades organized by the Orange Order that take place throughout Northern Ireland. These parades are very colorful because of the use of orange bunting in the parades, and include music in the form of traditional songs such as The Sash and Derry's Walls, performed by marching bands to the sound of pipe, flute, accordion, and brass.

Another celebration with pre-Christian origins is St. Brigid's Day (February 1, known as Imbolc or Candlemas), based on the Celtic deity Brigid, whose feast day is celebrated at the beginning of spring; there is also Bealtaine (May), Lúnasa (August) and Samhain (November). The latter is still widely celebrated around the world as Halloween, including in the United States, followed by All Saints' Day, another Christian holiday associated with a traditional Irish festival.

“While I was sleeping, I came to a strange place; I wondered, am I still dreaming, while I was thinking, a small light figure slowly approached me, while I, who felt lost, gathered my courage and spoke:"

Marlon: Hello! Who are you, do you know where we are?

Spirit: Me? I'm just a wandering spirit of the world, in which stories are told that no one cares about anymore... but you, how did you get here? this is the edge of dreams, where technically no one alive can get to...

Marlon: I don't know, I just woke up here and I've been wandering around for a long time...

Spirit: Hmm... Let me help you get out of here, if you stay here too long, you won't be able to get out.

“As we were talking, I saw a green flash out of the corner of my eye, so I asked:"

Marlon: Did you see that figure in green pass by me?

Spirit: Oh, it's strange that you could see it; that's a leprechaun, they don't normally leave their places of origin; but apparently it was drawn here by something.

Marlon: A leprechaun?

Spirit: Yes... speaking of them... do you want to take a look at the history of their place of origin? I think it would be nice to have someone to read the past experiences in the stories with and it's a coincidence that I ran into you, what do you say?

Marlon: I'm in a dream, as long as I don't disappear I have plenty of time, so yes.

Spirit: Well, you are the first person I have seen with such an adventurous spirit, so come on, we have little time so let's summarize the long parts.

Marlon: Summary... as long as you explain what it is and why I guess it will be fine.

“After saying that, I felt that everything around me was moving extremely fast, so fast that I felt like I was on a high speed roller coaster; after a few moments, the feeling of dizziness disappeared and what I saw was land and green grass; for a moment I thought I was back home, but then I saw the sea in the distance and the spirit next to me and I went back to denying it in my head."

Spirit: We are here, this is the place of origin of the leprechaun, the island of Ireland!

Spirit: Now I will explain its origins:

Ireland, is located on an island, its culture mainly influenced by the Gaelic, whose language was obtained from Celtic languages, was varying over the years, mixing its purity and adopting changes to its culture. Even so, it maintains its old customs and beliefs; a curious fact is that the first titled doctor was called Hans, fond of botany, and he was from Ireland, then began to appear more cultural figures such as Christy Moore, Pat Ingolsbht, Enya, The Dubliners, etc.. Even the famous Riverdance dance show was created here.

Marlon: So it's a very popular place?

Spirit: Of course it's popular! you can't even imagine that an international holiday was born here; but I won't tell you yet; first let's start with the local festivities, like the national holiday in the Republic of Ireland which is the famous “St. Patrick's Day” celebrated on March 17th and held between parades and festivals all over the island; legend credits it with banishing the snakes from the island, and teaching the Irish about the concept of the Trinity using a three-leaf clover, to highlight the Christian belief of “three divine persons in one God”. In addition, other important feasts of the Catholic Church include Easter, and various Marian festivals, finally, these parades are very colorful by the use of orange bunting in the parades, and include music in the form of traditional songs such as The Sash and Derry's Walls, performed by marching bands to the sound of the pipe, flute, accordion, and brass.

Another celebration with pre-Christian origins is St. Brigid's Day (February 1, known as Imbolc or Candlemas), based on the Celtic deity Brigid, whose feast day is celebrated at the beginning of spring; there is also Bealtaine (May), Lúnasa (August) and Samhain (November). The latter is still widely celebrated around the world as Halloween, including in the United States, followed by All Saints' Day, another Christian holiday associated with a traditional Irish festival.

Marlon: Wow, that's quite a lot!

Spirit: And there's more, another celebration with pre-Christian origins is St. Brigid's Day (February 1, known as Imbolc or Candlemas), based on the Celtic deity Brigid, whose feast day is celebrated in early spring; there's also Bealtaine (May), Lúnasa (August).

And do you remember me telling you about an international holiday born in Ireland? You'll never guess what it is

Marlon: The Easter holiday?

Spirit: Haha nice try, but no, it's a holiday originally called the Celtic festival of Samhain, known as Halloween, now celebrated all over the world, so even though not many know its origins, they celebrate it anyway, a curious fact about Halloween is that the name Halloween is first attested in the 16th century, as a Scottish shortening of the more complete All-Hallows-Eve, and according to some historians has its roots in the Gaelic festival Samhain, where the Celts believed that the boundary between this world and the afterlife was thinned, and the dead could visit the mortal world.

Marlon: I didn't know that!

Spirit: Now you know it, don't forget to write this down when you wake up; but speaking of waking up, I don't think there's much time left, so I'll summarize the rest...

“As spirit said, I feel more and more tired, I guess when I fall asleep, I will come back to reality and wake up... but I will still remember what I lived and learned here."

Spirit: To finish; we must remember that every religion in ancient times had more than one god except the Christian religion of Jerusalem; therefore in Ireland, Irish mythology is characterized by a great number of gods, heroes, leprechauns and feeric creatures. Among the Celtic gods of major importance in the myths are Cernunnos, Dagda, Brigid and Lugh, who were related to nature, fertility, war, hunting, health, crops, fire and the underworld. These were praised and sanctified in different ways, but there are enough to number them, so it is better not to say everything... hey Marlon... are you leaving already?....

Marlon: Apparently... I'm so... sleepy... that I feel... that I'm... going to... sleep...

Spirit: well well, it's good to be back, just... I ask you to remember everything you experienced; we may see each other again!

Marlon: That's for sure!

“And with my eyes heavy, I fell into a very very distant sleep, gently feeling my body again and looking forward to waking up to live an ordinary day except for the time to write down this most wonderful experience."