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Do You Have the
Luck 'O The Irish?
How did the
Irish get to be so lucky?
You've
always heard the phrase 'The Luck of the Irish', but did you ever
wonder about the origins of this Irish luck? The phrase actually came
about many, many years ago when St. Patrick introduced Christianity to
Ireland. He was inspired by God to use the 3-leafed clover to explain
the concept of the Trinity that appears in Christian teachings. Years
later, when the Irish were recruited into the English Army, they wore
the clovers on their uniforms to protect them from harm, and it
worked! From then on, the shamrock has become a symbol of good luck
and worn, especially on St. Patrick's day, by Irish folk everywhere. |
Who's Your Favorite Irish
Famous Person?
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Poll
Results: |
| Collin Farrell - 45% | Cillian Murphy - 4% | Bono - 51% |
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| An Irish man walks into a pub. The bartender asks him, "what'll you have?" The man says, "Give me three pints of Guinness please." So the bartender brings him three pints and the man proceeds to alternately sip one, then the other, then the third until they're gone. He then orders three more. The bartender says, "Sir, I know you like them cold. You don't have to order three at a time. I can keep an eye on it and when you get low I'll bring you a fresh cold one." The man says, "You don't understand. I have two brothers, one in Australia and one in the States. We made a vow to each other that every Saturday night we'd still drink together. So right now, my brothers have three Guinness Stouts too, and we're drinking together. The bartender thought that was a wonderful tradition. Every week the man came in and ordered three beers. Then one week he came in and ordered only two. He drank them and then ordered two more. The bartender said to him, "I know what your tradition is, and I'd just like to say that I'm sorry that one of your brothers died." The man said, "Oh, me brothers are fine----I just quit drinking." |
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