May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.
Erin Go Bragh!
March 17th, 2024 at 10:49 AM ^
My mother gave me a plaque with that inscribed upon it. Something I cherish…
An Old Irish Blessing! One of my favorites. I even had business cards with the blessing on the back.
Now an Irish Toast:
There are good ships
And wood ships
Ships that sail the sea,
But the best ships
Are friendships
And may they always be!
irish prayer:
Lord, may those that love me, truly love me
may those that don't love me, would you please turn their hearts
and Lord, if they still won't love me, please turn their ankles,
so i will know them by their limp....
don't wear green, folks will think you're a sparty!
March 17th, 2024 at 12:24 PM ^
I'm a Patrick. My DNA is 87.5% Irish.
This is the one day that I proudly wear green.
Ancestral obligations and all.
I can't wear green.
Blue is also one of the historically national colors of Ireland:
St. Patrick actually wore blue. Later on after Ireland went all in on green, they always show St. Patrick in green.
I won’t wear green.
But I will drink Jameson!
March 17th, 2024 at 12:36 PM ^
I won't wear green.
But I will kiss an Irish woman later if the opportunity presents itself.
I will definitely be kissing an Irish woman later (my wife)!
Happy St. Paddy's Day.
P.S. The Irish prefer "Paddy" over "Patty" because they spell it St. Pádraig.
March 17th, 2024 at 11:55 AM ^
It's good enough to wear the primary colors that combine to make green.
Happy St Patrick's Day Mr MgoHillbilly!🥃
You too, good sir!
I don't celebrate anything that requires wearing green or red. Bah humbug
Even Christmas? 🎅
March 17th, 2024 at 10:00 AM ^
Nope
I'm red green color blind. When my son was about ten years old we went to an optometrist to see if he needed glasses. The doctor said my son was red green color blind too.
My son asked me what that meant. After explaining it to him he replied without skipping a beat "that's okay I won't see Notre Dame or USC colors as well."
I raised him well.
On a side note my son was born in Tokyo and raised in San Diego. Because of that Sparty wasn't as prominent in his brain so he didn't include them.
One final note, the easiest colors for red green color blind people to see are blue and yellow.
Go Blue!
Some of us are not blessed with any Irish genes, so I, for one, can only appreciate it from afar.
All the same, Happy St. Patrick's Day.
March 17th, 2024 at 10:09 AM ^
I’m less than 1/4 Irish, but somehow I managed to pick up 100% of the Irish curse.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
March 17th, 2024 at 11:19 AM ^
Lololol
March 17th, 2024 at 10:21 AM ^
As a person of heavy Irish descent, I will say being Irish is also a state of mind... which is contagious as well.
... and To Hell with Notre Dame Faux Irish!
My Irish genes really came in handy. They allowed me to drink an incredible amount of alcohol with very few negative effects. Though it took a long time and a lot of alcohol to get buzzed.
Everybody’s Irish on st Patrick’s day
For those celebrating today, be sure to have designated drivers or the Uber app.
Chris Scruggs say hi.
/too soon?
Something green . . . SMASH!
A little tidbit:
- Irish immigrants began observing St. Patrick’s Day in Boston in 1737 and the first St. Patrick’s Day parade in America was held in New York City in 1766.
GO BLUE!
March 17th, 2024 at 10:51 AM ^
I’ve heard the biggest St Patrick’s Day parade is actually in Savannah, Georgia.
March 17th, 2024 at 10:18 AM ^
There’s whiskey in the jar-o.
March 17th, 2024 at 10:39 AM ^
I have British and Irish ancestry which explains my internal struggles. 😂
I am going to blast some U2 and Cranberries today.
March 17th, 2024 at 10:46 AM ^
Morrissey sounds a bit more fitting:
Irish blood, English heart, this I'm made of
There is no one on earth I'm afraid of
And I will die with both of my hands untiedI've been dreaming of a time when
The English are sick to death of labor and Tories
And spit upon the name Oliver Cromwell
And denounce this royal line
That still salute him and will salute him forever
March 17th, 2024 at 10:53 AM ^
Not uncommon.
March 17th, 2024 at 12:30 PM ^
The blast the Sex Pistols for the British side.
Do Dropkick Murphys for the Irish side. I saw both live...at the same show!
March 17th, 2024 at 10:44 AM ^
One Saint Patrick's Day when I was in law school, the professor announced at the beginning of class that, in honor of the day, he would only call on Irish students. And then he called on, "Mr. O'Goldberg." As the class laughed, he said, "We're all O's today."
So the family of this "O for a day" will celebrate with Irish whiskey and corned beef and cabbage. And to the real O's on this board and your families, have a wonderful day celebrating your heritage.
March 17th, 2024 at 10:50 AM ^
Thank You! It is also my 35th wedding anniversary!!
March 17th, 2024 at 10:52 AM ^
Congratulations. Wishing you & your bride continued good health, happiness, and marital bliss.
March 17th, 2024 at 10:52 AM ^
Still remember going to my German class in the LSA Building in 1983. Some guy in my class had already enjoyed some early morning corned beef and green beer - he was mostly sober by class time. I was only 19 so couldn't "legally" do that but always thought it would have been fun for breakfast :>)
March 17th, 2024 at 11:10 AM ^
Corned beef isn’t Irish. It is a British colonial food. Irish traditionally ate chicken and fish before the English/British colonized the island and turned over Irish farmland to cattle grazing. Beef, an English food, soon became the dominant source of food exported from occupied Ireland.
The native Irish were left to depend upon the potato. A fact that would have devastating consequences for millions of Irish including my ancestors who lived in the areas hardest hit by the potato blight or famine.
March 17th, 2024 at 11:51 AM ^
Yet this is why corned beef is consumed by Irish on special occasions - it was considered a luxury there (and why people here now traditionally have it on St. Patrick's Day).
At least your ancestors came to the US because of the potato famine. Half of my ancestors are from Ireland as well and I'm glad they left for Boston in the 1860s.
March 17th, 2024 at 11:03 AM ^
"it's not the luck of the Irish, that's dumb luck!"
John Belushi
March 17th, 2024 at 12:45 PM ^
"Luck of the Irish? Two words: potato famine!"
JB
March 17th, 2024 at 11:22 AM ^
Happy indeed! Hosted my wife's fam yesterday, it's my mom's birthday today, so need to call her. Ate too much this weekend, not sure why I decided to have fried chicken for dinner Friday night hahahha.
March 17th, 2024 at 11:37 AM ^
Happy St. Patrick's Day to all MGoBloggers!
May you live all the days of your life.
- Jonathan Swift
March 17th, 2024 at 11:57 AM ^
The only day of the year that watching Rudy is ok.
Boondock saints afterward for a palate cleanse.
March 17th, 2024 at 12:29 PM ^
Skip Rudy (he was offsides anyway).
Watch The Quiet Man instead.
You'll feel much better afterwards.
March 17th, 2024 at 12:34 PM ^
Sorry, but Boondock Saints is a terrible film. The writer/director was also a complete idiot. There's a great documentary out there about him.
It's no RoboCop for sure, but it's a fun watch.
How about Patriot Games for a good movie with Irish in it?
I really loved The Banshees of Inisherin. I loved it A LOT. Of course, Brendan Gleeson is brilliant in everything.