The Fighting Irish have not always had a leprechaun as their mascot. Before the leprechaun, an Irish terrier dog held down that role. Various dogs have taken on the name “Clashmore Mike” over ...

I sincerely hope that we may always be worthy of the ideal embodied in the term ‘Fighting Irish.’” Notre Dame's mascot is a leprechaun, which represents "the tenacious spirit of the Fighting ...