Crichton Leprechaun

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In American folklore, the Crichton Leprechaun (known alternatively as the Mobile Leprechaun) is a leprechaun purported to have been sighted by the residents of the Crichton neighborhood in Mobile, Alabama. The Crichton Leprechaun rose to national prominence after a [news story] on the creature was aired by the local NBC affiliate WPMI-TV. The news story soon spread to internet video sites such as YouTube.com and Google Video, eventually reaching an audience of over 1 million people worldwide.

The WPMI-TV news story featured an amateur sketch of the creature. Upon realizing the sudden fame of their story, the staff of WPMI-TV conducted an [auction] for the sketch on eBay, which garnered $1100.

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