HOW MANY THINK WE SHOULD KEEP THE LEPRECHAUN AS A mascot FOR THE irish ? READ SOMEWHERE THAT THE LEPRECHAUN WAS ALL FIGHTED OUT ,MIGHT HAVE COME FROM MARK MAY NOT SURE. WHAY SAY YOU .

You know my feelings Rick out out out

changing the leprachaun would be like knocking down ND stadium and making it with 4 jumbotrons. I say no way

HEY GALLUP THATS A GOOD IDEA ? ONE ON THE END AWAY FROM TOUCHDOWN JESUS WOULD BE NICE, WHAT SAY YOU, HECK WE COULD EVEN SEE THE GAME BETTER IN THE STANDS ha ha I AGREE sj . WHAT WERE THE TEAM CALLED BEFORE THIS LEPHERCAHN APPEARED ? NICK MIGHT KNOW ??

They used a dog for a bit back when Rick. Here.

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The Leprechaun

 

 

In keeping with the nickname Fighting Irish and the Irish folklore, the Leprechaun serves as the Notre Dame mascot.

 

The Notre Dame logo features a side view of the figure with his dukes up, ready to battle anyone that comes his way. The live version is a student, chosen annually at tryouts, dressed in a cutaway green suit and Irish country hat.

 

The Leprechaun brandishes a shillelagh and agressively leads cheers and interacts with the crowd, supposedly bringing magical powers and good luck to the Notre Dame team.

 

The Leprechaun wasn't always the official mascot of Notre Dame - for years the team was represented by a series of Irish terrier dogs. The first, named Brick Top Shuan-Rhu, was donated by one Charles Otis of Cleveland and presented to Irish head coach Knute Rockne the weekend of the Notre Dame-Pennsylvania game Nov. 8, 1930.

 

A number of terriers later took the role of the school mascot, which usually took the name Clashmore Mike. The Clashmore Mike mascot last made an appearance on the cover of the 1963 Notre Dame Football Dope Book with coach Hugh Devore and captain Bob Lehmann.

 

The Leprechaun was named the official mascot in 1965.

sj, i think i would prefer an big old ugly irish terrier to some of these mascots don't think that the leprechaun does the university justice what say you

rick...im the one that doesnt like the ideas of jumbotrons...and i like the leprechaun, think the cheerleaders will do pushups with a big nut like they have at tO$U?

HEY GALLUP THATS A GOOD IDEA ? ONE ON THE END AWAY FROM TOUCHDOWN JESUS WOULD BE NICE, WHAT SAY YOU, HECK WE COULD EVEN SEE THE GAME BETTER IN THE STANDS ha ha I AGREE sj . WHAT WERE THE TEAM CALLED BEFORE THIS LEPHERCAHN APPEARED ? NICK MIGHT KNOW ??

 

Wasn't it the "Rams", or "Ramblers"

In the past one mascot has been an Irish wolfhound (Clashmore Mike) and several nicknames have existed (Rambers, Rovers, etc).

Yeah I'm pretty sure we had Ramblers once.

maybe we could dig up some old photos of the irish wolfhound, sorry nick you just blew it ha ha

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l44/GoIrish24/45g0111.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l44/GoIrish24/LeahyConnorCM.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l44/GoIrish24/ClashmoreHanley.jpg

Nice find Goirish24 my friend (Sean)

I used to have a little terrier of my own; although he was a West Highland White Terrier. The terriers are the real aggressive dogs. (He got a rabbit on Easter, once. See what I mean?) Unfortunately we had to put him down a while ago since he had a liver disease I think. I guess my family has a reputation for naming our dogs starting with the letter B; my last three dogs have been named Bailey (Pembroke Welsh Corgi), Benji (Pembroke Welsh Corgi), and Bobby (West Highland White Terrier). Here's a picture of Bobby:

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l44/GoIrish24/CIMG0601.jpg

Sean, i have a soft spot for dogs (we have a schnoodle, thats right, schnauzer poodle mix) so i love dogs. As of now id rather have people making jokes about killing leprachauns then killing innocent puppies!

LOL schnoodle! Try to get a picture of it and post it... I'd love to see it