I used to believe lepers came from Ireland. Like leprechauns, only with less body parts.
A childhood belief about places

others believed things like this
- I used to think that bodily tissues were kleenex sheets that grew in certain parts of your body.Anon
- I used to believe that a funeral organist was the person who collected the body parts of the deadAnon
- I used to think that County Durham was in Ireland.Anon
- I used to believe that Ireland was called that because it really is an island!Anon
- When I was young I thought the IRA was like the IRS and that Ireland was overrun by irate tax collectors.— jhager
- I used to think that "extra body" shampoo meant you could use the runoff suds to clean your body.— Christy