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Post by lois on Mar 16, 2011 16:14:03 GMT -6
I'm not Irish, but my husband is.. Anyone else here?
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Post by auntym on Mar 16, 2011 17:23:59 GMT -6
THE IRISH ROVERS/ THE ORANGE & THE GREEN
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2011 17:26:47 GMT -6
Aye an bless the Irish fer their corned beef & cabbage
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Post by lois on Mar 16, 2011 18:49:54 GMT -6
Aye an bless the Irish fer their corned beef & cabbage My husband would say Amen to that Jo. I do not eat it.. ;D
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Post by skywalker on Mar 16, 2011 19:40:17 GMT -6
I'm not Irish and I hate corned beef and cabbage but I don't mind helping myself to a bowl of Lucky Charms every now and then. I hear they are magically delicious. Does that count?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2011 20:02:02 GMT -6
~sigh~ you're just a hopeless romantic aren't you?
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Post by lois on Mar 16, 2011 20:48:27 GMT -6
I dont like lucky charms either. Even my kids did not eat them.. they were all count chocolate.
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Post by lois on Mar 16, 2011 20:52:47 GMT -6
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Post by casper on Mar 17, 2011 8:12:09 GMT -6
Happy St Patricks Day!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2011 10:06:58 GMT -6
Irish Blessing: May you be in Heaven a full half hour before the Devil knows you're dead
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Post by auntym on Mar 17, 2011 10:22:02 GMT -6
HAPPY ST. PADDY'S DAY
still my favorite video of the muppets
O'DANNY BOY
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Post by auntym on Mar 17, 2011 11:39:24 GMT -6
www.weirld.com/Paranormal/Nessie-Aquatic-Cryptids/Paranormal-Saints-St.-Gertrude-The-Saint-Who-Repels-Sea-Monsters.htmlPARANORMAL SAINTS: St. Gertrude, the Saint Who Repels Sea MonstersMarch 17th is, of course, St.Patrick’s Day. But it’s also the feast day of Saint Gertrude a saint who had quite a few contacts with the ‘weirld’ in her time. Let's take a look... Born in 626, Gertrude was the abbess of the monastery at Nivelles. As ill health took its toll Gertrude asked for Saint Ultan to be consulted to see if he had received any prophecy from God about her death. He had, and Gertrude learnt that she would die the following day during Mass. Following her death she was immediately canonised. Today she is considered a patron saint of travellers and can be invoked against, fevers, rats and mice. She also seems to be able to repel sea monsters. TO CONTINUE READING CLICK ON ABOVE LINK
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2011 12:43:24 GMT -6
Happy St. Paddy's Day! I'm going to celebrate by selling beer to people all night... Lois, I'm Scotch-Irish... does that count?
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Post by auntym on Mar 17, 2011 14:05:16 GMT -6
hauntjaunts.net/blog/2010/03/17/six-of-the-best-places-to-get-paranormal-on-st-pattys-day/
Six of the Best Places to Get Paranormal on St. Patty’s DayMarch 17th, 2010 Happy St. Patrick’s Day!Catnipthyme over at Ghost Lounge inspired me with her post about great haunted pubs in NYC for St. Patty’s Day fun. It got me to thinking about other great places that boast both paranormal activity and lively St. Patty’s Day celebrations. Here’s my picks for best places to get both a paranormal and a St. Patrick’s Day groove on: 1. IRELAND What more natural starting point than with the Motherland right? Here’s something interesting I learned while researching St. Patrick’s Day events in Ireland: they’re not the one day affairs like they are here in the States. They make festivals out of them! Cork, Dublin and Galway each have one. Complete with parades and everything! And if you want to get your paranormal on in any of these cities, here’s some suggestions: * Take Hidden Dublin Walking Tours Haunted History Tour. * Take the Cork City Gaol Haunted History Tour. (Thanks to modern technology you can even take it virtually. See the YouTube clip below.) * The haunted place you’d want to jaunt to in Galway is Dunguaire Castle. It’s one of Ireland’s most photographed castles, if not the most photographed, and according to Ghost Haunts was a favorite haunt of such literary greats as George Bernard Shaw, Lady Gregory, J.M Synge and W.B. Yeats. No telling if their spirits still remain –or what others do. (There could be many as the castle is over 500 years old.)
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Post by starshipdisaster on Mar 17, 2011 20:07:12 GMT -6
My grandparents were form Ireland. So in honor or St Patty's day and gramps , here is grandpas favorite toast:
Here's to a united Ireland , may one day it happen threw non violence
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Post by skywalker on Mar 18, 2011 21:00:10 GMT -6
That would be a miracle, but I suppose anything is possible.
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Post by auntym on Mar 3, 2012 12:34:11 GMT -6
www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day?cmpid=Social_Twitter_Topics_03032012_2St. Patrick and the First St. Patrick's Day ParadeSt. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, the saint's religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over 1,000 years. On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink and feast--on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage. Saint Patrick, who lived during the fifth century, is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. Born in Roman Britain, he was kidnapped and brought to Ireland as a slave at the age of 16. He later escaped, but returned to Ireland and was credited with bringing Christianity to its people. In the centuries following Patrick's death (believed to have been on March 17, 461), the mythology surrounding his life became ever more ingrained in the Irish culture: Perhaps the most well known legend is that he explained the Holy Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) using the three leaves of a native Irish clover, the shamrock. Since around the ninth or 10th century, people in Ireland have been observing the Roman Catholic feast day of St. Patrick on March 17. Interestingly, however, the first parade held to honor St. Patrick's Day took place not in Ireland but in the United States. On March 17, 1762, Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through New York City. Along with their music, the parade helped the soldiers reconnect with their Irish roots, as well as with fellow Irishmen serving in the English army. TO SEE VIDEOS & CONTINUE READING: www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day?cmpid=Social_Twitter_Topics_03032012_2
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Post by auntym on Mar 9, 2012 13:32:56 GMT -6
May there always be work for your hands to do; May your purse always hold a coin or two;
May the sun always shine on your windowpane; May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain May the hand of a friend always be near
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you..
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2012 13:43:45 GMT -6
what strikes me about this thread..isn't the lovely irish..it's that it was started last year! We've survived together that long
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Post by skywalker on Mar 10, 2012 7:59:51 GMT -6
That is kind of amazing isn't it? I guess time flies when you are having fun.
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Post by auntym on Mar 16, 2012 11:35:02 GMT -6
TheRealNimoy I grew up in Boston. March 17th is a big day !! Happy Green. #LLAP
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Post by auntym on Mar 16, 2012 12:22:59 GMT -6
if you have green blood running thru you.... you're gonna love this... IRELAND DECONSTRUCTEDFrom Ireland's national symbol to its average beer consumption, get the facts on the Emerald Isle.
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Post by auntym on Mar 17, 2012 10:52:48 GMT -6
HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY... [/size]
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2012 10:57:58 GMT -6
We've got some corned beef cooking in a can of beer in the Crockpot as we speak! ;D
Happy Saint Paddy's Day everyone!!
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Post by auntym on Mar 17, 2012 11:29:53 GMT -6
PaulTheAlien Since I'm green already, I'm gonna get absolutely shitfaced for St Patricks day to be sure.
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Post by auntym on Mar 17, 2012 11:42:11 GMT -6
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/duchess-of-cambridge-presents-shamrocks-to-irish-764890 * By Natalie Evans * 17 Mar 2012 Green goddess: Duchess of Cambridge presents shamrocks to Irish Guards at St Patrick's Day parade Kate Middleton chose a racing green coat dress for her first solo military engagement at the annual parade in Aldershot The Duchess of Cambridge brought the luck of the Irish to members of the British Army today at a special St Patrick’s Day celebration. Kate presented 40 members of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards with sprigs of shamrock at their annual parade in Aldershot, Hampshire. The Duchess chose a racing green Emilia Wickstead dress coat bought especially for the occasion, with a brown Lock & Co hat, brown suede shoes and a gold shamrock brooch for her first solo military engagement. TO SEE MORE PICTURES & CONTINUE READING: www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/duchess-of-cambridge-presents-shamrocks-to-irish-764890
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Post by skywalker on Mar 17, 2012 18:53:32 GMT -6
She's kinda cute. I would much rather kiss her instead of that big rock in Ireland. Happy St Patrick's Day everybody. ;D
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Post by auntym on Mar 16, 2013 14:41:50 GMT -6
www.history.com/news/george-washingtons-revolutionary-st-patricks-day?cmpid=Social_Twitter_HITH_03152013_1March 15, 2013 George Washington’s Revolutionary St. Patrick’s Day[/color] By Christopher Klein The Continental Army that encamped in Morristown, New Jersey, shivered through the brutal winter of 1779-1780. It was hard for them to believe that conditions could be any harsher than they had been at Valley Forge two years prior, but these were truly the cruelest days of the American Revolution. Twenty-eight separate snowstorms struck the encampment, burying it under as much as 6 feet of snow, between November 1779 and April 1, 1780. Through the coldest winter in recorded history, patriot foot soldiers slept on straw and huddled together for warmth in rudimentary log huts. The weather made it difficult to obtain supplies, and men went days without food. Some even resorted to eating the bark off twigs for nourishment. Needless to say, frivolity was at a severe premium. George Washington knew he needed to buoy the spirits of his forces, so he did what a good boss would do: he gave them a day off. The general granted his troops just a single holiday that winter in Morristown, and it wasn’t Christmas. It was a holiday rarely observed in America—St. Patrick’s Day. The Irish represented the largest immigrant group to arrive in the colonies in the 1700s. The first St. Patrick’s Day celebration in Colonial America dated back to 1737 in Boston, but commemorations of the feast day of Ireland’s patron saint were limited by the time of the American Revolution. The Irish who had immigrated to Colonial America were mainly Presbyterians from the northern province of Ulster. (Irish Catholics would not begin to arrive in large numbers until the Great Famine of the 1840s.) These “Scotch-Irish,” driven from Ireland by British oppression in the first place, were predisposed to support the rebellion against the crown. Estimates are that one-quarter or more of the Continental Army was Irish by birth or ancestry, and regiments from Pennsylvania and Maryland were nearly half-Irish. Generals born in Ireland or who had Irish parents commanded seven of the eleven brigades wintering in Morristown. Back in Ireland—which, like America, was striving for independence from the yoke of the British Empire—the populace was naturally sympathetic to the patriot cause during the American Revolution. The Irish in Ulster were so open in their support that the lord lieutenant of Ireland complained to London that the Irish Presbyterians were “in their hearts” Americans who were “talking in all companies in such a way that if they are not rebels, it is hard to find a name for them.” So in an effort to give his men a badly needed break, to recognize the heritage of many of his soldiers and to express solidarity with the “brave and generous” people of Ireland, Washington issued general orders on March 16, 1780, proclaiming St. Patrick’s Day a holiday for his troops. It was the first day of rest for the Continental Army in more than a year. “The General directs that all fatigue and working parties cease for to-morrow the SEVENTEENTH instant,” read the orders, “a day held in particular regard by the people of [Ireland].” During the bleak winter of 1779-1780, the Continental Army was hungry, cold and discouraged. General George Washington knew his troops badly needed a morale boost, so he enlisted a holiday rarely observed in America, St. Patrick’s Day, to the patriot cause. CONTINUE READING: www.history.com/news/george-washingtons-revolutionary-st-patricks-day?cmpid=Social_Twitter_HITH_03152013_1
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Post by auntym on Mar 16, 2014 10:56:50 GMT -6
www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/14/st-patricks-day-2014_n_4964301.htmlSt. Patrick's Day 2014: Parade, History, Facts, And Religious Significance Of The CelebrationPosted: 03/14/2014 St. Patrick's Day is best known for parades, beer, and turning rivers green, but the holiday has a long history that's more somber than its current incarnation. A man dressed as St. Patrick rides on a float in the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Boston, Sunday, March 18, 2012. Saint PatrickSt. Patrick was born around 387 C.E. in Scotland, and turned to God once he was kidnapped by slave traders and brought to Ireland to be a shepherd. "The love of God and his fear grew in me more and more, as did the faith, and my soul was rosed, so that, in a single day, I have said as many as a hundred prayers and in the night, nearly the same," he wrote, according to Catholic Online. "I prayed in the woods and on the mountain, even before dawn. I felt no hurt from the snow or ice or rain." He joined the priesthood after his escape at the age of twenty, and eventually became a bishop. Patrick was tasked with the mission of bringing Christianity to Ireland, where he was enormously successful in converting much of the mainly Druid and pagan population. HistorySt. Patrick's Day originated as a Roman Catholic holiday recognizing St. Patrick, and was brought to America by Irish immigrants as a way of affirming their identity. It's since been adopted by Americans of all backgrounds. TraditionsSome Catholics celebrate St. Patrick's feast day by going to mass, while other observers of the holiday wear orange and green and eat cabbage and corned beef. Lots of beer drinking may also be involved, particularly Guinness. St. Patrick's Day parades are commonly held in many cities. SymbolsThe shamrock is associated with St. Patrick, as he reportedly used the three-leafed plant as a way of explaining the Trinity- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. MORE: www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/14/st-patricks-day-2014_n_4964301.html
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Post by auntym on Mar 16, 2014 12:51:03 GMT -6
ufodigest.com/article/leprechaun-0316SOME VERY GOOD REASONS NOT TO GRAB A LEPRECHAUN ON ST. PATRICK'S DAYBy Brad Steiger March 16, 2014 The Leprechaun, dressed in bright green clothing with a red cap and a leather apron, was originally known as the cheerful cobbler, a wee person who takes delight in repairing humans’ shoes for a reward of a bowl of porridge. The classic folk tale of the Leprechaun is that of a loutish human catching one of the wee folk and demanding to be given the little cobbler’s pot of gold. In these stories, the sly Leprechaun always manages to trick the greedy clod who has grabbed him by causing the human to glance away from him. Once a human takes his eyes off the Leprechaun, the wee one has the power to vanish in a flash. Over the centuries, the countryfolk of Ireland have learned not to disturb the earthen mounds or raths in which the Leprechauns dwell. Those who would wantonly violate their domicile is to invite severe supernatural consequences upon themselves. The trouble at the rath outside the village of Wexford began on a morning in 1960 when the workmen from the state electricity board began digging a hole for the erection of a light pole within the parameters of a rath, which may extend for one or two acres. The villagers warned the workmen that the pole would never stay put, because no self-respecting community of wee folk could abide a disturbance on their mound. The big city electrical workmen had a laugh at the expense of the villagers and said some uncomplimentary things about the level of intelligence of the townsfolk of Wexford. They finished digging the hole to the depth that experience had taught them was adequate, then they placed the post within the freshly dug opening and tamped the black earth firmly around its base. The satisfied foreman pronounced for all within earshot to hear that no fairy folk or Leprechaun would move the pole from where it had been anchored. However, the next morning the pole tilted at a sharp angle in loose earth. The foreman of the crew voiced his suspicions that the Leprechauns had received some help from some humans bent on mischief. Glaring his resentment at any villagers who would meet his accusative eyes, the foreman ordered his men to reset the pole. The next morning that one particular pole was once again conspicuous in the long line of newly placed electrical posts by its weird tilt in the loose soil at its base. While the other poles in the line stood straight and firmly upright, that one woebegone post was tilted askew. The foreman had endured enough of such rustic humor at his expense. He ordered the crew to dig a hole six feet wide, place the pole precisely in the middle, and pack the earth so firmly around the base that nothing short of a bomb could budge it. CONTINUE READING: ufodigest.com/article/leprechaun-0316
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