Some Interesting Facts and Topics About St. Patrick's Day
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (159222)
Boise, Idaho
March 9, 2023 7:36pm CST
* I wonder if the green dye has any harmful chemicals as the red variety does. The Windy City(Chicago)actually pours green dye into the Chicago River. The first time was in 1962. This also takes place in Savannah, Georgia.
* 13 million pints of Guinness are consumed worldwide on St. Patrick's Day. If that's the case, how much other beers and alcohol are consumed?
* There are about 33.1 million Americans who say they have Irish blood. (About 333 million people live in America)
* It is believed that Saint Patrick's name at birth was Maewyn Succat.
* The traditional occupation of a leprechaun is that of a shoemaker. Leprechauns use their "shillelaghs" to access their rainbow.
* The full significance of St. Patrick's Day is that it commemorates the introduction of Christianity to Ireland.
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@BarBaraPrz (45514)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
10 Mar 23
Where everyone is "Irish" for one day...
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@LadyDuck (458530)
• Switzerland
10 Mar 23
@BarBaraPrz I have this feeling, a crazy celebration considering that not even the 10% of the population is of Irish origin.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
10 Mar 23
Here's another fact which might surprise you.
We Scots seem to celebrate St Patrick's day more than that of the day of our own Patron Saint
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@BarBaraPrz (45514)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
10 Mar 23
Yeah but, who wants to play golf in November?
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@shaggin (71662)
• United States
10 Mar 23
I think all dyes can have negative effects from what I remember reading but red is worse than others. My daughter was allergic to certain red dyes I think it was red40.
My husband loves guiness and buys it once in awhile especially for Saint Patrick’s day.
I have Irish ancestry.
Maewyn that’s an interesting name.
I was reading the baby a Saint Patrick’s day book about leprechauns two nights ago and didn’t know how to pronounce shillelagh or Celtic my husband corrected me.
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@shaggin (71662)
• United States
10 Mar 23
@celticeagle my husband is Irish and Scottish and something else could be Welsh too I can’t recall . I have Irish German and Native American.
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@celticeagle (159222)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Mar 23
Probably.
My ex likes Guinness too. I can't stand the stuff.
I thought Maewyn was interesting too.
I have Irish ancestry too. Also Scottish and Welsh. Native American as well.
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@celticeagle (159222)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Mar 23
@shaggin ............Interesting. I have all but the German.
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@celticeagle (159222)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Mar 23
@just4him ......I agree. And, with a bit of Native America.
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@celticeagle (159222)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Mar 23
I hope so too. Am also Irish and Scottish.
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@just4him (306523)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
10 Mar 23
@celticeagle That's a good combination.
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@celticeagle (159222)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Mar 23
@RubyHawk ........I think it is an interesting one.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
10 Mar 23
@celticeagle I didn’t know much about St. Patrick’s day to begin with.
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@JESSY3236 (18921)
• United States
14 Mar 23
I have been wearing green all week. Of Course I will be wearing green Friday. I also will be drinking Irish Breakfast tea to celebrate. When Chris moved down here, he had drank some Guinness one St. Patrick's Day. I don't know if he will this year.
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@celticeagle (159222)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Mar 23
I don't understand what they see in it. Ugh!
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@LindaOHio (156488)
• United States
13 Mar 23
Thank you for the interesting facts. St. Patrick's Day is a big deal here locally and in Cleveland.
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