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Saint Patrick's
Day (March 17th), is an Irish holiday honoring
Saint Patrick,the
missionary credited with converting
the Irish
to Christianity (in the A.D. 400's).
March 17th
is both a religious and secular festivity. St. Patrick's Day, a celebration
ofIrish
culture, heritage and tradition, was first celebrated in America in 1737.
Irish immigrants, missing their homeland and families, lifted their spirits
by parading
through
the streets of Boston to lively Irish music. The date, March 17th, is
traditionally
believed to be the birthdate of St. Patrick; although this cannot be
proven.
Nine of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were Irish
colonists.
We have had 19 Irish-American presidents; the first of which was
George
Washington.
Misty Stream
Near a misty
stream in Ireland in the hollow of a tree,
Live mystical,
magical leprechauns who are clever as can be,
With their
pointed ears, and turned up toes
and little
coats of green,
The leprechauns
busily make their shoes
and try hard
not to be seen.
Only those
who really believe have seen these little elves,
And if we
are all believers,
we can surely
see for ourselves.
-Unknown 
little leprechaun
I'm a little
leprechaun
Dressed
in green,
The tiniest
man
That you
have ever seen.
If you
ever catch me, so it's told,
I'll give
you my pot of gold.
From :Encyclopedia Mythica
Leprechaun
Derived
from the Gaelic luacharma'n, "pygmy"; or leith brogan "maker of one shoe".
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Very small sprites who
sometimes live in farmhouses or wine cellars. They are known
to aid humans and perform
small labors for them. Sometimes they ask humans for
supplies and furniture,
for which in return they give objects which bring luck and
fortune. Leprechauns are
called fairy cobblers, for they make shoes for elves (but
always one shoe, never
a pair). They are seen quite often by humans and are
described as merry little
fellows gaily dressed in old-fashioned clothes; green,
with a red cap, leather
apron, and buckled shoes. When they finish their daily tasks, leprechauns
like to organize wild feast, during whichtime they are referred to as
cluricauns. These (often
drunk) cluricauns can then be seen riding in moonlight
on the back of a dog or
a sheep. According to popular belief, a leprechaun
possesses a treasure (usually
a pot of gold) which a human may obtain if he
succeeds in capturing
one, which is extremely difficult.Even after capture,
a person may not take
his eyes off of him for an instant, for then
he will vanish. Leprechauns
are mainly found in Irish folklore.
Wee Bit
'O Wisdom
May your blessings
out number the shamrocks that grow,
And may trouble
avoid you wherever you go.
May the road
rise up to meet you,
May the wind
be always at your back,
May the sun
shine down upon your face,
And the rain
fall soft upon your fields,
Until we meet
again,
May God hold
you in the hollow of his hand.
-Irish Blessing
Up the airy
mountain
Down the rushy
glen,
We daren't
go a-hunting
For fear o'
little men
-William Allingham
May the Irish
hills caress you.
May her lakes
and rivers bless you.
May the luck
of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings
of Saint Patrick behold you.
-Irish Saying
Green are
the hills of Ireland,
And green
they will always stay.
Warm are the
blessings wished for you,
And they'll
always stay that way.
-Irish Blessing
May the saddest
day of your future be no worse
than the happiest
day of your past
.-Irish Saying
May there
always be work for your hands to do,
May your purse
always hold a coin or two.
May the sun
always shine warm on your windowpane,
May a rainbow
be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand
of a friend always be near you,
and may God
fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
-Irish Blessing
May your glass
be ever full.
May the roof
be always strong
over your
head.
And may you
be in heaven half an hour
before the
devil knows you're dead.
-Irish Toast
Irish Proverbs
A
soft answer turns away anger.
Both
your friend and your enemy think that you will never die.
The
mouth that speaks is not as sweet to hear.
A
friends eye is a good mirror.
The
older the fiddle the sweeter the tune.
You'll
never plough a field by turning it over In your mind.
It's
no use boiling your cabbage twice.
Gods
help is nearer than the door.
You
cant' take blood from a stone.
If
you lie with dogs you'll rise with fleas.
Neither
give cherries to pigs nor advice to fools.
The
longest road out is the shortest road home.
Blarney stone
The
famous Blarney Stone is not pretend, it really exists!
It
is set in the wall of the Blarney Castle in the Irish village of,
what
else, Blarney. You can visit and kiss the Blarney stone,
but
it is not an easy fete. To reach the Blarney stone, you
must
lie down on your back and bend your head backwards
and
downwards to reach it. It is said that kissing the Blarney
Stone
will give you the gift of blarney, or speakingconvincingly
to
all you meet!
Recipes
Irish
Coffee
Original
Version
1 C hot
coffee
1 1/2 oz.
Irish Mist liqueur
whipped
cream for garnish
OR
Modern
Version
1 C hot
coffee
1 oz. Irish
Whiskey
3 sugar
cubes
whipped
cream for garnish
Recipe
Makes 1 Drink
In order
to make this recipe properly the whiskey has to be heated to a high
temperature,
then you put the coffe in a cup-- use a spoon turned upside down
and pour
the HOT whiskey over it so it flows down gently, then add the cream.
True Irish
Coffee always has THREE distinct layers. When served, you first use
a straw
and sip (a very small amount as it is HOT) a little of the Whiskey. Then
stirall
the ingredients together.This is TRUE Irish Coffee!
St.
Patrick's Day Punch
Ingredients:
1/2 gallon
lime sherbet
2 liter
7-up or Sprite
Let the
sherbet soften in the refrigerator for about 1 to 2 hours before preparing.
Mix sherbet
& soda in punch bowl or large mixing bowl with a hand mixer on
medium
speed until well blended. Serve immediately or chill in the refrigerator.
make this
and Shamrock cookies with green icing! add some green food
coloring
to scrambled eggs for breakfa "Green Eggs and Ham"!
Soda
Bannock
fruit
bread
Ingredients
8 ounces
of flour (2 cups)
1 level
teaspoon of salt
1 level
teaspoon of cream of Tartar
1 level
teaspoon of baking soda
Buttermilk
(about 1/8 liter)
1/2 ounce
butter (1/8 of a stick)
1/2 ounce
sugar (1/8 cup)
optional:
1 oz dried fruit (1/4 cup, traditionally raisins)
Sieve the
flour, salt, cream of Tartar and baking soda.
Rub in
the butter with your fingertips.
Add the
sugar and raisins, mix well.
Mix in
a small amount of buttermilk to form a wet dough - the amount is about
1/8 of
a liter box of buttermilk. You should be able to pick up and handle the
dough,
but it
should also be pretty damp and stretch easily.
Dust a
countertop with flour and knead the dough a little (the fun part of
breadmaking!).
Then form
the dough into an oval shape a couple of inches high, roll it in flour
and place
it in a floured baking pan.
Flatten
it to about 1 - 1/2 inches height with the backs of your hands in the pan.
Bake for
half an hour at 350 F.
Check that
the center is cooked with a toothpick before you take it out.
Delicious
warm or cold!
Leprechaun
Pudding.
one 1-ounce
box of sugar free instant
pistachio
pudding for every five children
1/2 cup
of milk per child
1 small,
resealable plastic bag per child
1/2 cup
measuring cup
1 spoon
per child.
Put tablespoon
of pudding mix in sandwich bag and milk, then close
the baggy
and have kids shake and squeeze, then eat.
Recipe
links
Irish
recipe collection
Star
Chef
St.
Patrick's Day Recipes
internet
link
4 kids
St. Patrick's
Days Crafts at
Making
friends
St Patrick's
DAY at
The
learning network
Fun and
game's for kid's at
Billy
Bears
Great Irish
Links
if you
be a wee bit Irish of not.
Irish
History on the Web
Cyndi's
List of Irish Genealogy Sites
Learning
Irish---Weekly Tutorials from The Irish People
British
and Irish Authors
National
Archives of Ireland
The
Irish Times Newspaper Online
A
Virtual Tour of Ireland
Ireland
on Line
My other web
sites
There are
2 new St Patrick's Day
sets at the
free graphic site
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set 1
Shamrock
set2
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Sometimes it's important to work for that
pot of gold. But other times it's
essential to take time off and to make sure
that your most important
decision in the day simply consists of choosing
which color to slide down
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