'Why do you Irish always answer a question with a question?' asked
President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
'Do we now?' came New York Mayor Al Smith's reply.
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Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups:
alcohol, caffeine, sugar, and fat.
Fun Facts About Saint Patrick:
- St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, although he was born in Britain, around 385AD. His parents Calpurnius and Conchessa were Roman citizens living in either Scotland or Wales, according to different versions of his story.
- St. Patrick's Day was first celebrated in America in Boston, Mass., in 1737. Around 34 million modern Americans claim Irish ancestry.
- According to St. Patrick's Day lore, Patrick used the three leaves of a shamrock to explain the Christian holy trinity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
- Popular Irish toasts on St Patrick's Day include: May the roof above us never fall in, and may we friends beneath it never fall out.
- On any given day, 5.5 million pints of Guinness, the famous Irish stout brand, are consumed around the world. But on St. Patrick's Day, that number more than doubles to 13 million pints, according to Beth Davies Ryan, global corporate-relations director of Guinness.
- Blue not green is the colour originally associated with St Patrick. “St Patrick’s Blue” is used on Ireland's Presidential Standard or flag, while the Irish Guards sport a plume of St Patrick’s blue in their bearskins. The emphasis on green is thought to be linked to “wearing the Green,” a symbol from the 18th century on of sympathy with Irish independence.
(Courtesy of The Telegraph)
Happy Saint Patrick's Day, every1!!
