Irish Quotes; Happy St. Patricks Day

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[Abundy]

The .wav doesn't do it justice...there's a local Irish band that does this song without instrumental accompaniment (can't spell acapella). The lead singer does the verses and the band harmonizes with him on the refrain...brings tears to your eyes. I'm trying to convince them to put it on their next CD...

If you've seen the movie Gettysburg then you've seen them. They did all the Irish music and appear briefly in the movie...

[Abundy]

Shanty Irish

[Poincare]

"God invented whisky to prevent the Irish from ruling the world." -anon

[jla]

A SONG FOR IRELAND

Walking all the day, near tall towers
where falcons build their nests
Siver winged they fly,
they know the call of freedom in their breasts
Saw Black Head against the sky
with twisted rocks that run down to the sea
Living on your western shore,
saw summer sunsets, asked for more
I stood by your Atlantic sea
and sang a song for Ireland

Talking all the day with true friends
who try to make you stay
Telling jokes and news,
singing songs to pass the night away
Watched the Galway salmon run
like silver dancing darting in the sun
Living on your western shore
saw summer sunsets, asked for more
I stood by your Atlantic sea
and sang a song for Ireland

Drinking all the day in old pubs
where fiddlers love to play
Someone touched the bow,
he played a reel
it seemed so fine and gay
Stood on Dingle beach
and cast in wild foam we found Atlantic bass
Living on your western shore,
saw summer sunsets asked for more
I stood by your Atlantic sea
and sang a song for Ireland

Dreaming in the night I saw a land
where no man had to fight
Waking in your dawn
I saw you crying in the morning light
Lying where the falcons fly,
they twist and turn all in you e'er blue sky
Living on your western shore,
saw summer sunsets asked for more
I stood by your Atlantic sea
and sang a song for Ireland

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Does it have a purpose other than an excuse for excessive drinking?

Works for me.

[Incorrigible]

"If you're lucky enough to be Irish, you're lucky enough."
-- From an older gentleman with a thick Caven accent at the NYC St. Patrick's Day parade

[Dan from Michigan]

Here’s to temperance supper,
With water in glasses tall,
And coffee and tea to end with— And me not there at all!

An Irishman is never drunk as long as He can hold onto one blade of grass and not Fall off the face of the earth.

There are only two kinds of people in the world, The Irish And those who wish they were.

An Irishman's Philosophy:
There are only two things to worry about:
Either you are well or you are sick.
If you are well, then there is nothing to worry about.

But if you are sick, there are two things to worry about:
Either you will get well or you will die.
If you get well, then there is nothing to worry about.

But if you die, there are two things to worry about:
Either you will go to heaven or you will go to hell.
If you go to heaven, then you have nothing to worry about.

But if you go to hell, you'll be so damn busy shaking hands
with all your friends, then you won't have time to worry!

[Libertina]

Happy St. Pat's to ye! Lovely limericks!

[jmp702]

But if you go to hell, you'll be so damn busy shaking hands with all your friends, then you won't have time to worry!

LOL

[jmp702]

And the same to ye!

[Happygal]

It's too sad.

[jmp702]

Wearing of the Green midi

Harper's Frolic midi

[RikaStrom]

My favorite bit is this one I heard in a pub:

A gentlemen was telling the story of how his grandfather was always telling him that when a man died, he was suspended by his heels over a barrel. In the barrel was all the whiskey that the man had spilt over his lifetime. When the man was lowered into the barrel, if he drowned he went to hell.

So the moral of the story is:

Never spill more than your soul is worth!

(shrug) I always liked it! LOL

[Dan from Michigan]

LOL. Alchohol abuse.

[jmp702]

Happy

[andysandmikesmom]

Right you are, who needs an excuse to drink......Yesterday, my hubby, who is half Irish, made the rounds of our local stores, in search of various Irish brews...he takes great delight in finding the ones he already loves, and enjoys finding new ones...most of the time he finds these in larger stores, where long lines are routine...

However, there is one convenience store and gas station near us, where the owner for some reason, likes to stock many different premium beers, which one may not find in the usual places...now this, being a convenience store, is where folks run into for a six pack of the local swill, or a gallon of milk...most people run in and run out quickly....

But my hubby spend quite some time there, picking out lots and lots of different wonderful Irish brews...by the time he was done, they had to get a box, for him to fill up, so that he could get to the checkout line...

Now there was only one checkout line, and when they got to my husbands puchases, this was going to be quite a long production....my hubby says, he could hear the customers in line behind him, sighing and moaning....then one guy in the line shouts out to my husband, in a rather sly, but good natured way,"Are you thirsty?"

Well, that broke the tension and everyone had a good laugh, including my husband...my hubby laughed because he knew these folks may have thought he was having a St Pattys day party, and that he was stocking up for lots of folks...Truth be told, there is just him and me here, and yes, we will finish off all that brew, thank you very much....

Happy St Pattys day to one and all...good drinking to ya....

[browardchad]

"Patrick was a hard-bitten man who did not find his life's purpose till his life was half over. He had a temper that could flare dangerously when he perceived an injustice -- not against himself but against another, particularly against someone defenseless. But he had the cheerfulness and good humor that humble people often have. He enjoyed this world and its variety of human beings -- and he didn't take himself too seriously. He was, in spirit, an Irishman."
-- Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization

[jla]

Out of curiosity...who was Saint Patty?
And when was she beatified?

Anyway...Happy Saint Paddy's Day.

[jmp702]

Beautifully written

[jmp702]

Saint Patrick

A Blessing from Saint Patrick 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.

St. Patrick was a Christian missionary given major credit for the conversion of Ireland from paganism. So many legends surround his life that the truth is not easily found.

St. Patrick was born the son of a Christian in what is now britain. As a teen Patrick was kidnapped by an Irish raiding party and forced into slavery. After six years he escaped and made his way back home. Soon after, Patrick received a divine call in a dream to return to Ireland as a Christian missionary. After being ordained as a priest, he traveled to Ireland to spend the rest of his life converting pagans, founding churches, and ordaining clergymen. It is agreed that St. Patrick was the leader in the Christianization of pagan Ireland.

St. Patrick became a hero in Ireland, so much so that there are no fewer than 60 churches and cathedrals named for him in Ireland alone. Perhaps the most famous of these is the giant St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, the grounds of which bear the mark of the site on which St. Patrick baptized his converts.

May St. Patrick guard you wherever
you go and guide you in
whatever you do--and may his loving
protection be a blessing to you always.
(Irish Blessing)