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celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 11 Mar

When I was in elementary school it was imperative that you wore green on St. Patrick's Day. If not, you got pinched but especially if you wore orange. It wasn't until much later that I found out why. It is inappropriate to wear...

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Who are the Leprechauns?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 11 Mar

The word Leprechaun comes from the Irish word leipreachan and means "small-bodied fellow". Portrayed as shoemakers they get paid in gold and hide it at the end of the rainbow. It is said that they give you three wishes if you...

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Leap Year (2010)

celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 5 Jul

I woke up this morning thinking about this movie. I found it in my collection of movies and put it in. It is such a funny movie. About a woman who on the 4th anniversary to her boyfriend passes without a proposal. He's gone to...

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Interesting Facts About St. Patrick's Day

celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 13 Mar 25

I am part Irish and I enjoy St. Patrick's Day and eating corned beef and cabbage. I also enjoy reading about how this holiday is celebrated in different locales. I am always looking for interesting facts regarding it and here are...

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Interesting Facts About St. Patrick's Day

celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 21 Feb 25

I am an Irish girl through and through. I found some interesting facts about the holiday and wanted to share them: * Almost 12% of Americans claim Irish ancestry. There are said to be more people of Irish ancestry living in the...

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I've never been so Irish

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 29 Feb 24

Actually, I have been all along and didn't know it. My mother has been going through some old papers her sisters left behind and found a document that shows my twice great-grandfather emigrated from Caricknamanna, County Donegal,...

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A New Degree Course: Guess What?!?

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 7 Oct 23

In Ireland, they are setting up a new major. They want the upcoming students to be online influencers. This major is called the Bachelor of Arts in Content Creation at South East Technological University. The mindset behind...

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Coffee, Tea, or What is your daytime drink today ?

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 30 Jan 23

I drink freshly ground black, strong coffee in the morning, then, this time of year, switch to hot tea, English, Irish or Earl Grey and may have three cups of that. I'm curious about England & Ireland. Old movies and TV shows...

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An Irish Friendship Canvas

Jordan Lader @JordanLader (7406) • Sparta, Tennessee 9 Aug 22

I keep saying in my posts that I have up the Irish Friendship canvas but it occurred to me that I never shared it with you when I finished it. The whole saying is: "May there always be work for your hands to do May your purse...

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A Much Better Day

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 17 Mar 22

If you read my post yesterday, you know it was a rough one for me. To top it off, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, whom I follow on Twitter, posted a very ugly comment about teachers who can't motivate every student sucking at their jobs....

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An Irish Blessing Canvas Set

Jordan Lader @JordanLader (7406) • Sparta, Tennessee 11 Mar 22

It took me two days to do this and while it didn't turn out like what was in my head, I still think it turned out beautiful. I've got a few views on it so maybe it'll be my next seller lol. I painted the canvas, I wrote the...

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Irish Landscape Paintings

Thelma @thelme55 (79324) • Germany 21 Oct 21

On our new renovated wall. The paintings were painted by my husband. They were not in group before but scattered everywhere on our walls. We still have more of our paintings but they are not hang yet. We still need strong nails to...

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Question For Today- Are You Lucky?

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 17 Mar 21

With the celebration of St. Patrick's Day today it made me think of other popular things associated with the Irish like 4-leaf clovers, leprechauns, rainbows, castles, shamrocks, and of course "luck." Which got me to thinking...

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An Irish guitar song by The Horse

The Horse @TheHorse (238317) • Walnut Creek, California 2 Jun 20

I tried to attach this one a couple of posts ago but could not find it on my computer. It turns out that it had been labeled wrong and then disappeared into the ether. It is called Road to Lisdoonvarna and is something of an Irish...

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He struck her over the head because her mother is a witch

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 26 Apr 19

No, a witch and NOT the other word that people interchange with witch. Apparently a farmer's son thought it only just[ified] that he get a shovel and strike a woman over the head with it. Apparently some butter had gone...

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The Origin & Meaning of Names

DragonflytotheMoon @GypsyButterfly (295) • Ukiah, California 24 Mar 19

My given name is, Brigitte. It's French & means strength. My first name isn't common & the way it's spelled, even less so. Whenever anyone spells my name for the first time, they spell it the Irish way. Which has a D in it....

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Would You Have Been Offended?

Jabo @jaboUK (64346) • United Kingdom 20 Mar 19

My Irish father-in-law was full of quaint sayings such as "she could clip a hedge with her tongue" and "a bird never flew on one wing". This latter was in response to being asked if he'd like another drink. When I...

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Leftovers

celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 18 Mar 19

We had corned beef and cabbage for dinner last night as is befitting a Irish family in America. And, today it is leftovers. I don't think there is much that is better than leftovers. The flavor is at its peak. All ingredients are...

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Let's Just Go To Ireland and Not Come Back At All

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 17 Mar 19

So it's St. Patrick's Day. Normally I'd be spending it with friends but not this year. This year I'm at home and I don't have any plans. Having no plans is good, I like that. I don't intend to go out at all today, but if I do,...

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6 Days left Till my fave day " St Patricks day "

STPatrick @Irishlasskicker (871) • Canada 11 Mar 19

So it's that time of year almost St Patrick's day :) I haven't figured out yet what I will be doing to celebrate? Does anyone else have plans for this day? Do you like to wear green or kiss me I am Irish for a day tshirts? Or...

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