Leprechaun: Origins

Cat, wait.

Come on!

Move, move, come on!

Cat, look. Cat, wait, there it is!

Catherine, look!

Francois, stop!

Is this it?

Um...

- Okay. - I guess.

Well, I can see why this isn't a tourist destination.

- You wanna go back? - And get inside the truck? No, you?

The village is down that road a stretch.

The village is down this road?

Do you mind driving us...

- another 15 minutes to the village? - No, no, no. No, no. I can't do that.

Let's just pay him and keep going, babe, okay? It can't be that far.

- We can just walk. - Sure.

Thank you.

Okay.

Man, this is ridiculous. Awesome.

What is that thing?

This village is only like 300 years old.

But it's said to have housed some of

the oldest Celtic artifacts known to man.

Whoa.

Now that's creepy.

Oh, boy.

You got a pretty mouth, girl!

There must be some mistake.

Only mistake was trusting you with our last weekend in Ireland.

Nothing like that old Irish charm, huh?

Maybe this place won't be a bust after all.

Get you kids somethin'?

Oh, um... Four pints would be great.

Sounds good. Follow me.

- Sit yourself down. - Thank you.

Thanks.

Look at this place.

You could do your masters of history thesis just on this place, Soph.

What do you know about history?

I know everything about history.

I know it's exactly what I'm gonna make of these pints

our lovely barmaid has brought us!

Thank you.

- Cheers. - Cheers.

To Ireland.

Actually, I'm not sure I'm gonna enroll in Berkeley for my master's.

What?

Yeah. I mean, with Ben going to Harvard and everything,

I thought I might just check out the east coast for a while.

Really?

But you've wanted to get your master's in history since you were like two, Soph.

It's not like Berkeley's going anywhere, and neither is history.

So, uh, is this quaint little village

everything our potential historian hoped it would be?

I'm not sure yet, okay? We haven't even seen anything.

Okay.

Excuse me, but I couldn't help but overhear your conversation,

and I hope you don't think me too nosy,

but you seem to be a bit of a history buff.

Come to see the village's ancient historical sites, have you?

- Hamish McConville. - I'm Sophie.

Now, if it's real history you want to see

you need to see the Clocha de na Deithe.

Clock de le what?

The Clocha de na Deithe?

Stones of the... Fathers?

That's good, very close.

The Stones of the Gods.

- Sounds terrifying. I'm in! - Man, me, too!

What exactly are The Stones of the Gods?

Well, let me tell you.

The Clocha de na Deithe is a collection of enormous stone sculptures

found in the middle of a cave in the woods.

Now, these sculptures are thought to be

the oldest existing historical artifacts

in all of Ireland.

Quite possibly the cradle of Celtic civilization itself.

You're kidding.

Why have we never heard of them before?

Oh, no, you won't find mention of the

Clocha de na Deithe in any guidebooks.

No, there's lots of things about our village that people don't know about.

A lot of things that we like to keep private from the tourist trade.

But you being a history buff yourself,

you're not your usual tourist, are you?

Well, thank you. How do we get there?

Now there... It's about a seven hour hike from here.

- Seven hours? - Ouch.

Well, you could always stay in one of the cabins down the road.

Leave first thing in the morning, you'd be back by tomorrow night.

That is, if you'd like, of course.

A cabin in the woods? What's not to like?

I like your attitude.

Well, what's not to like is that this was

supposed to be a day trip, guys.

Okay. So it's an overnight. Who cares?

Well, let's put it to a vote, then! All in favor?

All opposed?

What's it gonna be, Soph?

Let's do it!

Let's do it. Yes. It's gonna be fun.

It's gonna be fun.

Too bad, buddy.

- Are you kidding me? - I know, okay?

But I just... I think this could be a really cool thing.

Like once in a lifetime.

And you know how many medical conferences I've sat through for you.

All right.

Good. Tell you what, I'll call my son, and he'll come and pick us up.

Now drink up, all of you. All right?

Hey, thanks, man. Thank you. Cheers.

There it is, guys.

Hey, there you are, Sean.

Look at that.

This is Ben, Sophie, David, and Jennifer.

Now look at that, it's not pretty, but it does the job, so...

Let's go.

Oh, boy.

Hey.

I thought you said there were only gonna be a couple of 'em.

Four is fine, son.

Turn that radio up.

Don't, Da!

- Oh, come on. Lighten up, would you? - I'm driving here.

The poor boy gets cranky in the summer.

Who doesn't like the summer?

What's to love about it, nancy boy?

- Did he just call me a nancy boy? - Yup.

Ah, throw us another one, would you?

That's the spirit.

So we saw these stones on the outside of the village,

and I don't know too much about Celtic symbols...

All right, bullshit.

What?

But do you know by chance what the symbols on the stones mean?

I've got no idea, darlin'.

Them stones have been there for centuries,

long before our village was built.

But I tell you, about 15 years ago we discovered gold

in an old Celtic cave.

Turned it into a mine. Stones were there, too.

But eventually the cave collapsed.

Well, things ain't been the same round here ever since.

Times, they can't be that tough.

Ah, this? A guest gave that to me.

Oh. It's a Rolex.

It's a pretty nice gift.

Well, I guess he appreciated my hospitality.

Da, you're making my ears bleed.

It's not that bad. It's pretty nice.

It's kind of run down though, but whatever!

That's not where you're staying.

That's where we lived before the mine closed.

Well, there it is.

The trail is right down there.

You sure it's safe? It's falling down a little.

Ah, no. She's solid. On the inside.

Just needs a lick of paint, that's all. Good as new.

We have to guard against break-ins when the place isn't being used.

You let a lot of people stay here?

You said The Stones of the Gods

was the village's best kept secret.

Yeah. Well, that's why the cabin don't get much use.

Do you hear that?

- Look! There. - What is that?

Get behind me.

I said get behind me!

Think you got it?

Nah, it was too fast.

Sorry about all that.

What was that?

What was that all about?

Well, there's a lot of wild boars round these parts.

They can get pretty nasty. Anyway...

Sorry to give you such a scare. Let's get you settled.

Come on.

You okay?

Right, here we are then.

Now there's no power, but no problem.

The miracle of modern technology, eh?

Can I give you some money for those beers?

Oh, no, thanks. I'm good.

Oh, good. Because I didn't bring my Rolex.

You're a funny boy.

But there's lots of other things I could steal from you.

Gotcha.

Let's go, son.

Well, I'm sure the rooms are fine.

- Let's check out the rooms. - Okay.

Oh, we got a queen size!

Thanks, again, for agreeing to do this.

Mmm-hmm.

It means a lot to me.

And have you thought at all about me coming out your way?

Uh, I think it sounds interesting.

Okay.

Well, I mean...

Do you really think you could give all this up?

I know I'd miss you.