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Dog-gone-it! Tis a grrrrrrreat day and y'all need ta SIT UP and take notice!!! (lots o' images ... lots o' fun) ~ From me to all y'all! Woof!

Click on the title, download, have a Guinness, and sing. THE BALLAD OF MIKE MORAN, AKA The Fireman Song I am Irish and was proud to serve with other firemen Who gave their lives for us that day, each one of them a friend In remembrance of my brothers who from earthly bonds did pass Osama, step right up and kiss my royal Irish ass They’re the bravest men I’ve known…and I'll miss them everyday I will keep them in my heart so they're never far away In remembrance of my brothers who from earthly bonds did pass Osama, step...

There is an Irishman getting ready to jump to his death from a bridge when a priest walks past. The man turns to the priest and says, "Don't try to stop me father, I'm going to jump." "Don't jump." says the priest, "It can't be that bad. Think of the life you have yet to live." "That's one of the reasons I'm jumping." says the Irishman. "Well if that won't stop you, think about your family." says the priest. "That's another reason." says the Irishman. "Well think about your job." says the priest. "There's another reason." says the Irishman. "Well...

Apostle of Ireland, born at Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton, in Scotland, in the year 387; died at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland, 17 March, 493. He had for his parents Calphurnius and Conchessa. The former belonged to a Roman family of high rank and held the office of decurio in Gaul or Britain. Conchessa was a near relative of the great patron of Gaul, St. Martin of Tours. Kilpatrick still retains many memorials of Saint Patrick, and frequent pilgrimages continued far into the Middle Ages to perpetuate there the fame of his sanctity and miracles. In his sixteenth year, Patrick was carried off...

March 17, 2005Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent Psalm: Thursday 14 Reading IGn 17:3-9 When Abram prostrated himself, God spoke to him:"My covenant with you is this:you are to become the father of a host of nations.No longer shall you be called Abram;your name shall be Abraham,for I am making you the father of a host of nations.I will render you exceedingly fertile;I will make nations of you;kings shall stem from you.I will maintain my covenant with youand your descendants after youthroughout the ages as an everlasting pact,to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.I...

NEW YORK - If they can't march in green, hundreds of firefighters won't march at all. In response to a fire department order prohibiting its members from wearing their customary green berets during the St. Patrick's Day Parade, a group of firefighters will watch from the sidelines Thursday - clad in their traditional holiday headgear and civilian clothes, several firefighters said Wednesday. The group will gather along the parade route at the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art to "support our brothers and sisters as they march," said Lt. Eddie Boles of the 14th Battalion in the Bronx. But...

St Patrick's Day parade set for SaturdayFriends and natives of Ireland are gearing up to march in what's billed as the only St Patrick's Day parade in Scandinavia this weekend. The Oslo Caledonian Pipe Band will lead the parade through the Norwegian capital on Saturday.That's actually two days after St Patrick's Day itself, on Thursday March 17. Organizers with the Oslo St Patrick's Day Association say the parade is a "major focal point" for Irish expatriates living in Norway.The parade will leave the plaza in front of Oslo's central train station (Jernbanetorget) at 11am on March 19 and proceed up...

From The Morning Call Some say the truth is stranger than fiction. They obviously have never heard about St. Urho, (pronounced oorlho) the patron ''saint'' of Finland. Not to be outdone by St. Patrick's Day celebrations on March 17, St. Urho's Day is celebrated the day before, giving participants an additional 24 hours to pursue the fun. While cynics may claim the holiday is bogus, most folks good-naturedly join in the festivities. Although St. Urho's Day originated in Minnesota, every state in the union recognizes St. Urho's Day. As with most legends, the origins of St. Urho's Day are unclear,...

A furor arose last year shortly before the events associated with the annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York. After years of fulmination on the part of those who engage in unrepentant acts of unnatural vice to be “included” in the parade, a group named the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick finds itself embroiled in a controversy over invitations they had extended to several pro-abortion politicians, including New York State Attorney General Elliot Spitzer, to attend its annual dinner on the evening of March 17, 2003. As I have noted in...

March 17, 2004 Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent Psalm: Wednesday 14 Reading I Responsorial Psalm Gospel Reading I Dt 4:1, 5-9 Moses spoke to the people and said: "Now, Israel, hear the statutes and decrees which I am teaching you to observe, that you may live, and may enter in and take possession of the land which the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. Therefore, I teach you the statutes and decrees as the LORD, my God, has commanded me, that you may observe them in the land you are entering to occupy. Observe them...

Apostle of Ireland, born at Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton, in Scotland, in the year 387; died at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland, 17 March, 493. He had for his parents Calphurnius and Conchessa. The former belonged to a Roman family of high rank and held the office of decurio in Gaul or Britain. Conchessa was a near relative of the great patron of Gaul, St. Martin of Tours. Kilpatrick still retains many memorials of Saint Patrick, and frequent pilgrimages continued far into the Middle Ages to perpetuate there the fame of his sanctity and miracles. In his sixteenth year, Patrick was carried off...

FReepers, please call in to talk shows on St. Patrick's Day and have them play the song that honors Mike Moran, the memory of FReeper John Moran, and all those brave people who gave their lives trying to save others. DOWNLOAD HERE.Enjoy it! We Irish will sing it with pride. Osama bin Laden, you can kiss my royal Irish ass!

Please come and join Middlesex County Right to Life in Protest and solidarity on Sunday, March 14th, 2004, at 12:30 pm, at the corner of Rt. 35 and Main St., Woodbridge, NJ,  (in front of the Woodbridge K of C building), to watch the Irish Club's St. Patrick's Day parade.   The Middlesex County Right to Life was banned from marching in this parade, being told by the Irish Club parade organizers that they are not religious or political where they implied that the MC RTL was; the NJ RTL/NJ RTL PAC and its county affiliates are non-partisan and non-religious and  have backed members...

It was St. Patrick's Day. When most people think of St. Patrick, they think of shamrocks and green beer. When I think about St. Patrick I remember the night two years earlier when out of curiosity I plugged "St. Patrick" into my search engine just to see if there was any historical proof that such a person existed. My daughter and I had been studying our Scottish Irish heritage and earlier that day we had attended the St. Patrick's Day Parade as kind of a fieldtrip. I had felt very uncomfortable with the Bishop, the Knights of Columbus, and the...

Apostle of Ireland, born at Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton, in Scotland, in the year 387; died at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland, 17 March, 493. He had for his parents Calphurnius and Conchessa. The former belonged to a Roman family of high rank and held the office of decurio in Gaul or Britain. Conchessa was a near relative of the great patron of Gaul, St. Martin of Tours. Kilpatrick still retains many memorials of Saint Patrick, and frequent pilgrimages continued far into the Middle Ages to perpetuate there the fame of his sanctity and miracles. In his sixteenth year, Patrick was carried off...

The Breastplate 1. I bind myself today to a strong virtue, an invocation of the Trinity. I believe in a Threeness, with confession of an Oneness in the Creator of the Universe. 2. I bind myself today to the virtue of Christ's birth with His baptism, to the virtue of His crucifixion with His burial, to the virtue of His resurrection with His ascension, to the virtue of His coming to the Judgment of Doom. 3. I bind myself today to the virtue of ranks of Cherubim, in obedience of Angels, [in service of Archangels] in hope of resurrection for...

There is an Irishman getting ready to jump to his death from a bridge when a priest walks past. The man turns to the priest and says, "Don't try to stop me father, I'm going to jump." "Don't jump." says the priest, "It can't be that bad. Think of the life you have yet to live." "That's one of the reasons I'm jumping." says the Irishman. "Well if that won't stop you, think about your family." says the priest. "That's another reason." says the Irishman. "Well think about your job." says the priest. "There's another reason." says the Irishman. "Well...

<p>NEW YORK -- A Virginia couple accused of having sex inside St. Patrick's Cathedral to earn prizes from a pair of radio shock jocks was heckled Wednesday as they left a Manhattan courthouse.</p> <p>"God is mad at you!" shouted one angry man as the pair walked silently past. "You should be ashamed of yourselves!"</p> <p>Brian Florence, 37, of Quantico, Va., and Loretta Lynn Harper, 35, of Alexandria, Va., were due back in court Oct. 2 to face charges of public lewdness.</p>

Next Sunday(today) is the Feast of Saint Patrick, the saint for whom my parents named me. I want to share with you a little of the history of St. Patrick, and explain why his day is so important in the history of Christianity in Ireland and indeed all of Christendom. To many, this day calls to mind raucous celebrations and drinking. And certainly a good amount of such revelry takes place. However, in our home, as in most Irish homes, it is a holy day celebrated by attending Mass and saying prayers of thanksgiving for the life of a man...