Leprechaun

Leprechaun Index


· Name: Seán.

· Mother: Irish.

· Mother’s accent: Irish

. Origin: Westmeath, greatly tempered with the indeterminate “educated Dubliner” (This is pre the D4 .); tempered not at all by 37 years in Amerikay.

· Lifelong residence: Massachusetts.

· Yearly vacation destination: Ireland.

· Obvious Irishness quotient in American suburb of my youth: 100%.

· References made to said Irishness, expressed in terms of Seldom, Infrequently, Frequently, Constantly: Constantly.

· Consideration of the last two facts above, in their importance to this author in the formation of Self, expressed in terms of Little Consideration, Some, Extensive Consideration: Little Consideration.

· Literary term that describes the last fact, in consideration of the vast importance of identity issues to this adult author: Irony.

· Upon consideration, the effect of this American portion of this author’s youthful experiences: Unknown.

· Number of times green was worn by this author to school or anywhere else on the 17th of March: Zero.

· Purported reason for youthful neglect of St. Patrick: Mother never remembered that it was St. Patrick’s Day.

· Proposed real reason for mother's lapses of memory: Utter rejection of ludicrous American displays of Irishness, expressed through passive/aggressive “forgetfulness”.

· Degree to which mother’s attitudes have influenced her son, this author, expressed in terms of: Not at All, Somewhat, Greatly, Hard to say how much they haven’t, subtly and subconsciously, been of great influence: Which do you think?