Happy St. Patricks Day!
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Happy St. Patricks Day!
(Other Bower here)
To all fellow Irishpersons, and those who are only Irish for the day, some words:
"May the road rise up to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
May the rains fall soft upon your fields,
And until we meet again
May God hold you in the palm of his hand."
And my favorite:
"May you be in Heaven a half-hour before the Devil knows you're dead!"
Today I will be wearin' the green, cooking corned beef, cabbage, and potatoes for supper, and sipping some Irish Mist afterward. My father's family is originally from County Cork, so I call today my "heritage birthday." My full name translated means a young lass in a field of deer in Ireland.
Any more Irish in the house? Stories? Names? Proverbs?
To all fellow Irishpersons, and those who are only Irish for the day, some words:
"May the road rise up to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
May the rains fall soft upon your fields,
And until we meet again
May God hold you in the palm of his hand."
And my favorite:
"May you be in Heaven a half-hour before the Devil knows you're dead!"
Today I will be wearin' the green, cooking corned beef, cabbage, and potatoes for supper, and sipping some Irish Mist afterward. My father's family is originally from County Cork, so I call today my "heritage birthday." My full name translated means a young lass in a field of deer in Ireland.
Any more Irish in the house? Stories? Names? Proverbs?
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May the Irish Hills caress you.
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of St. Patrick behold you.
Today, I'm drinking Guiness. As if that was different than any other day.
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of St. Patrick behold you.
Today, I'm drinking Guiness. As if that was different than any other day.
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A Texan walks into a pub in Ireland and clears his voice to the crowd of drinkers. He says, "I hear you Irish are a bunch of drinkin' S.O.B's. I'll give $500 American dollars to anybody in here who can drink 10 pints of Guinness back-to-back." The room is quiet and no one takes of the Texan's offer. One man even leaves. Thirty nutes later the same gentleman who left shows back up and taps the Texan on the shoulder. "Is your bet still good?", asks the Irishman. The Texan says yes and asks the bartender to line up 10 pints of Guinness. Immediately the Irishman tears into all 10 of the pint glasses drinking them all back-to-back. The other pub patrons cheer as the Texan sits in amazement. The Texan gives the Irishman the $500 and says, "If ya don't mind me askin' where did you go for that 30 minutes you were gone?". The Irishman replies, "Oh...I had to go to the pub down the street to see if I could do it first".
Happy ST. Patrick's Day
Jeff Mc
Happy ST. Patrick's Day
Jeff Mc
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My late-grandmothers blessing book has this one....
"ST. PATRICKS BREAST PLATE
Christ be with me, Christ be within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger."
St. Patrick 5th Century Irish Cleric
Dont yell at me for the religious content, I'm just quoting a book for St Patricks Day.
"ST. PATRICKS BREAST PLATE
Christ be with me, Christ be within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger."
St. Patrick 5th Century Irish Cleric
Dont yell at me for the religious content, I'm just quoting a book for St Patricks Day.
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A few Irish toasts:
May you live to be 100 years, with one extra year to repent.
We drink to your coffin. May it be built from the wood of a hundred year old oak tree that I shall plant tomorrow.
May the good Lord take a liking to you...
But not too soon!
May you die in bed at 95, shot by a jealous spouse.
May you live to be 100 years, with one extra year to repent.
We drink to your coffin. May it be built from the wood of a hundred year old oak tree that I shall plant tomorrow.
May the good Lord take a liking to you...
But not too soon!
May you die in bed at 95, shot by a jealous spouse.
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(Side note to Marines: My dad swears that when St. Pat drove out the snakes, he sent them all to Cherry Point, North Carolina.
Any of you older Devildogs will know what he means!)
ERIN GO BRAGH(LESS)!!! Going leprechaun hunting now.
Any of you older Devildogs will know what he means!)
ERIN GO BRAGH(LESS)!!! Going leprechaun hunting now.
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Hey They'll be no leprechaun hunting in my neck of the woods , lass! We leprechauns are a rare and special breed and will not be appreciating those of you who wish to catch us and steal our gold!
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Faith and begorrah! This has to be said out loud to make any sense...
An Irish Wedding toast to the Groom...charge your glass, raise it high and say....
"Now Lad, here's to honor... once you get honor, stay honor"
Erin go Bragh!!!
An Irish Wedding toast to the Groom...charge your glass, raise it high and say....
"Now Lad, here's to honor... once you get honor, stay honor"
Erin go Bragh!!!
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Decided not to drink the whiskey, might be seein' too many leprechauns dancing around if I do. So I got a pot of gold in the form of a bottle of Baileys. After that and cabbage, I bet I'll be working alone tomorrow!
Someone told me today that there are more people of Irish descent in the U.S. than there are in Ireland itself.
Someone told me today that there are more people of Irish descent in the U.S. than there are in Ireland itself.
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My mom's family was from Ireland, but nobody in my family celebrates St Patricks day. Heck, I didn't even know it was St Patricks day until I went to Walmart where I used to work and someone asked me where my green was.
Oh and cabbage is just nasty and so is beer.
Oh and cabbage is just nasty and so is beer.
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Once you get used to it, warm Irish Lager is alright, the trouble is getting use to it. I always thought it tasted sort of like dirt.
Sort of a weird holiday, I bet many people drinking green beer do not know St. Patrick was a slave kidnapped by pagens when he was a young lad and brought to Ireland from what is now England.
Sort of a weird holiday, I bet many people drinking green beer do not know St. Patrick was a slave kidnapped by pagens when he was a young lad and brought to Ireland from what is now England.
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