Happy St. Patrick's Day

Here are a few stories for the day:

A St. Patrick's Day Q & A: the real saint, leprechaun lore and how to drown a shamrock - Cleveland Plain Dealer

Everything you know about St. Patrick's Day is wrong - Huffington Post

How America (Not Ireland) Made St. Patrick's Day As We Know It - National Geographic

Guinness Hopes Its Luck Lasts Longer Than A Day - Wall Street Journal

Irish PM Slams Tony Abbott For Offensive St. Patrick's Day Video - Time.  Conservative jackassery isn't limited by national borders.

Recite the Breastplate, reflect on Ireland and the diaspora, drink a Guinness (or Murphy's), and be safe.  Happy St. Patrick's Day.