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In the small Irish town of Rathcullen, County Kerry, Darby O ' Gill ( Albert Sharpe ) is the aging caretaker of Lord Fitzpatrick's ( Walter Fitzgerald ) estate, where he lives in the nearby gatehouse with his lovely, almost grown, daughter Katie ( Janet Munro ).

Darby spends most of his time in the town pub, regaling his friends with tales of his attempts to catch the leprechauns, in particular, their king, Brian Connors ( Jimmy O ' Dea ).

Darby is past his prime as a laborer, so Lord Fitzpatrick decides to retire him on half-pay and give him and Katie another cottage to live in, rent-free, and give his job to a young Dubliner named Michael McBride ( Sean Connery ).

Darby begs Michael not to tell Katie that he is being replaced, to which Michael reluctantly agrees.

That very night, Darby is captured by the leprechauns while chasing Cleopatra, his runaway horse ( he is actually led astray by a Pooka ), on top of the fairy mountain Knocknasheega.

Darby learns that King Brian has brought him into the mountain so that Darby can avoid the shameful admission to Katie about losing his job.

However, Darby tricks the leprechauns into embarking on a fox hunt by playing " The Fox Chase " for them on a beautiful Stradivarius violin, loaned to him by King Brian.

The leprechauns mount their tiny white horses and leave through a large crack in the mountainside wall, from which Darby escapes.