Apparently, Liverpool gets Leprechauns. This story is mostly from the 1960s.
Liverpool’s Kensington district is a huge contrast to its London namesake. In 1967 it was a densely populated working-class area, with few open spaces for children to play. One such was Jubilee Park, a large grassed area on top of a covered reservoir, with bowling greens and a football pitch.
After school on Tuesday 30th June, local children were playing in the streets and around Jubilee Park when am odd story began to circulate. No one knew where or how it started. Strange little men were running about the park and popping up in the gardens and yards of houses in the surrounding streets. These were immediately described as ‘leprechauns’, perhaps linking them to the Irish heritage of many families in the city.