| Art Carney | ... | Narrator / Blarney Kilakilarney (voice) | |
| Peggy Cass | ... | Faye (voice) | |
| Bob McFadden | ... | (voice) (as Robert McFadden) | |
| Ken Jennings | ... | Dinty Doyle (voice) | |
| Gerry Matthews | ... | (voice) | |
| Christine Mitchell | ... | Old Mag (voice) | |
| Glynis Bieg | ... | Child (voice) | |
| Frankie Moronski | ... | Child (voice) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Aidan Nicolle | ... | (voice) (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Jules Bass | |||
| Arthur Rankin Jr. | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Romeo Muller | ||
Produced by | |||
| Jules Bass | .... | producer | |
| Lee Dannacher | .... | associate producer | |
| Arthur Rankin Jr. | .... | producer | |
| Masaki Îzuka | .... | associate producer (as Masaki Iizuka) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Maury Laws | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Paul Coker Jr. | |||
Sound Department | |||
| John Curcio | .... | sound recordist | |
| Bob Elder | .... | sound recordist (as Robert Elder) | |
Music Department | |||
| Maury Laws | .... | conductor | |
| Maury Laws | .... | music arranger | |
Other crew | |||
| Seiichi Araki | .... | supervisor: Animagic | |
| Totetu Hirakawa | .... | supervisor: Animagic | |
| Mitsuharu Hirata | .... | supervisor: Animagic (as Mituharu Hirata) | |
| Ichirô Komuro | .... | supervisor: Animagic | |
| Akikazu Kono | .... | supervisor: Animagic | |
| Hiroshi Tabata | .... | supervisor: Animagic | |
| Ryoji Takamori | .... | supervisor: Animagic | |
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One of the more unsung Rankin/Bass stop-motion features, the story revolves around an Irish sailor who meets a leprechaun named Blarney Kilakilarney one Christmas Eve. After unwittingly setting a banshee free, the sailor learns that the monster's object is Blarney's Christmas gold. Together they thwart the wicked banshee and save the gold for the leprechauns, not to mention Blarney's marriage.
Those who love Irish folklore and charm will enjoy this enchanting film. Though not as bright and cheery as its cousins, (it gets a litle dark, as most Irish tales do) it has the typical happy ending. And the highlight of the special is the performance of my personal favorite Christmas song, "Christmas in Kilarney."