Our last name is “Mccuiston” so it is only the natural order of things in our household that we love St. Patrick’s day…well that and my husband loves to home-brew beer. Each year we wake up on St.Patty’s day to find our house is a big old mess. The toilet water has been turned green, [...]
We’re helping you get a head start on your shenanigans with food, drink and music events that commemorate that snake-eradicatin’ Irish priest named Patrick. Originally, the March 17 holiday honored the patron saint of Ireland, who founded a mission near Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, in 432 A.D., bringing Christianity to the island for the first time. [...]
« Quiet walking time in Haverhill Park You’re in luck: Still time to sign up for the Shamrock 10-miler, 5K and L’il Leprechaun Run by Ken Bohannon Runners line up for the start of the Shamrock 10-miler. Feeling lucky? South Florida runners really are in luck this time of year because there are so many [...]
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What did I say? I was talking up Ireland in particular to work mates two months ahead of this year’s World Cup even starting – and I was right! I’d even jokingly suggested how fun it would be if the Irish beat England in the group stage. I last checked CricInfo.com when I went to [...]
Santa Barbara County 4-H clubs had six weeks to raise funds for a matching grant last year. This year, club supporters have 12 months, and they plan to make that extra time count. After nearly losing the county’s 4-H clubs to budget cuts, supporters kept the program alive last year with help from a $12,500 [...]
Looking for luck in all the wrong places? Tired of those run-of-the-mill four-leaf clovers and their laughable lack of luck? Then step right up, my friend, and feast your wondering eyes upon Philip J. Fry’s fondest fixation, the 7-Leaf Clover Cell Phone Charm! If a four-leaf clover bestows luck upon the finder based on its [...]
See it? I did. (Credit: Matt Hickey) Did you know that my birthday is on St. Patrick’s Day? It is; it’s true. And did you know that my favorite iPhone game (though it’s on other platforms now) is Angry Birds? Also true. I was hoping that Rovio, makers of the game, would continue the holiday [...]
Pixies And Saint Patrick’s Day Pixies are considered guardians of Nature as fairies, elfs and gnomes. They come from the Viking and Celtic mythology.And have always been associated with witches, fairies, and druids, because they use them as spies because of their small size. Following the tradition, their magic can’t affect someone who carries a [...]
Saint Patrick Day Traditions Feb 17, 2011 Kimberly Napier There have been many traditions that have formed over the years when celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day. They vary from people wearing a shamrock, or wearing green to looking for leprechauns. SHAMROCK There is a legend that Saint Partick used a three-leaf shamrock to explain the Trinity. [...]