Text of a lecture to the Sphex Club in Lynchburg. The paper "Tales of a Tasmanian Leprechaun" by Jeffrey W. Wilson MD chronicles the life of Thomas Francis Meagher, an Irish revolutionary who became a prominent figure in the American Civil War and later served as the acting governor of Montana. It traces Meagher’s journey from Ireland to Tasmania as a political prisoner, his escape to America, his contributions to the Civil War, and his eventual political career in Montana. The paper delves into his significant speeches, military engagements, and his mysterious death in Montana.