Fiddle O Diddle was a comic strip in The Dandy

The Dandy

The Dandy is a long running children's comic published in the United Kingdom by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. The first issue was printed in 1937 and it is the world's third longest running comic, after Detective Comics and Il Giornalino...

 about a mischievous leprechaun who liked to diddle people, especially the gypsy Muldoon. Muldoon was penniless and clothesless, and Diddle thrived off the gypsy's attempts to get his gold. The strip has awful geographical accuracy, with one of the characters once welcoming "our good neighbours, Cuba." The strip started around 1994, and continued until the 2004 revamp, with some new stories appearing in 2011. The strip was drawn by Tom Paterson

Tom Paterson

Tom Paterson is a Scottish comic artist who drew characters for Fleetway in 1973–1990, and D.C Thomson from 1986-onwards. He lives in Leith, with three kids, and is a Hearts supporter.He is famous for drawing comics such as:-Fleetway:...

 for the most part, and the 2012 annual story was drawn by Nik Holmes. He also appeared as an X Factor

The X Factor (UK)

The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...

 contestant being praised by Louis Walsh

Louis Walsh

Louis Walsh is an Irish music manager and judge on the British television talent show The X Factor.-Band manager:...

, in The Dandy that year.