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In April 1908 several people, mostly schoolchildren, reported a small man in a red jacket near Killough, Co. Westmeath, over a period of days. Contemporary newspaper reporting survives, as does a later suggestion that the figure was an escaped baboon. The archive does not regard these explanations as equally supported, but records both.
- Gold identification pages now available, having been in preparation since 2007
- Fairy Census leprechaun material reviewed: nine entries in roughly one thousand
- Killough 1908 source record added
- Liverpool 1964 chronology revised following reader correspondence
- County index corrections completed (Warwickshire removed; see correspondence)
- New archive classification guidance published
- Observation image service remains unavailable
NATURAL LIGHT ........ limited
LAST ARCHIVE ENTRY ... 14 July 2026
REPORT INTAKE ........ suspended (see policy)
New visitors may wish to begin with What is a leprechaun?, browse the sightings archive, or consult the catalogue of Small Doors of Britain. Researchers should read the classification policy before citing archive material.
