William O'Day

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William O'Day

Background

William O'Day is a slave to the Leprechaun in Killarney, Ireland. He tried to steal the Leprechaun's gold but was caught. William's daughter is William's Daughter.


During the events of Leprechaun 2 (1994) played by James Lancaster

William is running away from the Leprechaun. He is caught by the Leprechaun who offers William his freedom if the Leprechaun gets married. The Leprechaun explains to William if he can get a maiden to sneeze three times without someone saying god bless you, then she will be the Leprechaun's wife. They go and spy on a woman who turns out to be William's Daughter. The Leprechaun blows at a dandelion and it's thistles blow towards William's Daughter and she sneezes. He blows again and she sneezes for a second time. After William's Daughter sneezes for a third time, William says god bless you my child and then runs away. The Leprechaun stops him with his magic and breaks his neck after putting a curse on his family that in a thousand years he will claim William's prettiest descendant as his bride. Later, Cody enters the Leprechaun's tree and is attacked by William's skeleton, but he manages to destroy William's skeleton.