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.
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