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ST, PATRICK'S DAY


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TOP OF THE MORNIN' TO YA -Have a lucky day and may the green grass come up to meet ya

As a Songfacts tradition, posting one of the most hilarious skits from SNL.

The Luck of the Irish

written by John Belushi

Jane Curtin: And now we come to St Patrick's Day and John Belushi is here to discuss the luck of the Irish.

John Belushi: Thank you, thank you very much. Well, it's come that time again, St. Patrick's Day has come and gone and well, the sons of Ireland are basking in the glow. When I think of Ireland I think a lot of colorful Irish expressions like, "Top of the morning to ya," "Kiss the barney stone," "May the road rise to meet ya," "May you be in heaven an hour before the devil knows you're dead," "I'd like to smash you in the face with my shillelagh," "Danny-boy," "Begorra," "Wail of the banshee," and "Whiskey for the leprechauns, whisky for the leprechauns." But the expression I think most people identify with the Irish, is, of course, the luck of the Irish.

The luck of the Irish. Sure. Let's say you're in a pub somewhere in Ireland, oh, anywhere in Ireland, some guy comes up to you and says, "Hey is that a bomb on you I hear ticking?" And then BAM!!! Your small intestines are on the ceiling and your brains are on your car across the street. That's the luck of the Irish for ya, who's kidding who, okay?

Let's talk about the bad luck of the Irish, all right? How about this, POTATO FAMINE!! How about that? It scares them, doesn't it? Well, it should. That's why they came here in the first place. So they wouldn't have to work in the potato fields. That's why they became politicians, priests, and cops. Luck? Gimme a break.

(he gets more and more worked up as he continues)

I got a friend, his name is Dan Sullivan, he's Irish as they come. We used to drink together a lot. After two drinks, he would look like an Irish pirate. You know? You think he had luck? In one day he got his car stolen, and the stupid, he had no insurance, and no license, and he gets locked up for being drunk. And after that, he takes off for someplace like India or Nepal, or someplace like that. And his mother dies, ya know, so they wire him to tell him to come to the funeral. It's his mother's funeral, that's all. And he's in India or Nepal, sitting squat-legged listening to some sacred cow. So he comes back and he gets stopped at U.S. Customs for trafficking illegal drugs, not holding, he's trafficking. I mean, here's this guy Sullivan, his old lady kicks off, he gets popped at the border and he's sitting on fifty pounds of black Tibetan finger hash and two keys of slam. Now that's not bad luck, that's DUMB luck. I don't think luck has anything to do with it, I don't think he has any brains at all. First of all, he's drunk, then he's a junkie. I don't know what's worse! Don't ask me, ask Sullivan! And what happens?! He calls me up and says, "Hey man, I got busted at the border. I need five grand bail." I said, I said, "Five grand man!? Hey man, I've never even seen five thousand dollars in my life, so don't ask me for it, man, why don't you ask your mother!!" (aside) Which was a dumb thing for me to say because his mother just died. (returns to his loud tirade) Right now, I got this drunken Irish junkie who wants to kill me because of what I said about his mother being in terminal dreamland! Oh pal. One thing! One thing!!! They love their mothers, boy, oh they love their mothers. It's momma this, momma that. (starts flailing his arms wildly in the way only John Belushi could) Oh my Irish mother! Ireland must be heaven, because my mother.. aauugghhh! Aaauugghhh!!! (as he flails he nearly slams his head on the desk and then falls off his chair, still screaming)

Jane Curtin: Well, that's the news. Good night, and have a pleasant tomorrow.

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St Patrick died on this day in 493, so it is celebrated as his feast day. Besides being the patron saint of Ireland, he was the patron saint of my highschool. On feast day we were allowed to run wild :D That's catholic schools for you!

My ancestors are also a rag-tag bunch of Irish - convicts, bounty/assisted immigrants and victims of the potato famine. Funnily enough, none of them arrived in Australia because they wanted to live here!

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st patrick was a welsh shepherd who was kidnapped and brought to ireland as a young boy. he is credited with having brought christianity to ireland, using the shamrock to demonstrate the concept of the trinity being three parts of a whole. the famous myth about him was that he banished the snakes from ireland. we don't have snakes but i don't think we ever really did, it's a metaphor for christianity overtaking paganism.

happy st patrick's day everyone!

p.s. it's not just about alcohol. oh and no one irish ever says any of those expressions, top of the morning etc.

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Beware of green beer! vomit-smiley-011.gif

The leaves of the four-leaf clover stand for love, hope, faith and (of course) luck.

I know a place where the sun is like gold

and the cherries bloom forth in the snow;

And down underneath is the loveliest place,

Where the four-leaf clovers grow.

One leaf is for FAITH,

And one is for HOPE,

And one is for LOVE you know;

And GOD put another in for LUCK:

If you search you will find where they grow.

But you must have FAITH,

And you must have HOPE,

You must LOVE and be strong and so...

If you work and you wait,

You will find the place

Where the FOUR-LEAF CLOVERS grow!

Author: Ella Higginson

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je parle un peu francais. und ich spreche fliessend deutsch. e mi amo italiano.

:P

we don't speak irish too often in my family unfortunately but i watch alot of the irish tv channel. i love the language!

in honour of the day that's in it i'd like to make a tribute to some amazing irish people who have made their mark in the world and done this small nation of four million very proud. i will inevitably forget many important people though!

Mary Robinson was elected to the office of President in 1990, a milestone event in Irish history. Not only was she the first woman president of Ireland, she was, at the time, one of only three female heads of state in the world. She resigned the presidency on Sept. 12, 1997, 11 weeks short of her full 7 year term, to accept the position of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Mary McAleese, current President of Ireland.

Adi Roche. Founder of the Chernobyl Children's Project which helps the victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. She was involved in the making of a short documentary, Chernobyl Heart, which won an Oscar in 2004.

Daniel O'Connell. Born near Cahirciveen, Kerry 1775 (where my mum was born!). Statesman and Irish leader in the British House of Commons. Known in Ireland as "The Liberator". By his overwhelming victory in an election he forced the British to accept the Emancipation Act of 1829, by which Roman Catholics were permitted to sit in parliament and to hold public office.

Arthur Guinness. It was in 1759 that young Arthur Guinness, then 34 and already experienced brewer, decided to set up business in Dublin. His new premises covered a mere one acre at St. James's Gate on the banks of the Liffey. Small beginnings certainly, but that did not deter Mr. Guinness's ambition, if the lease is anything to judge by. It was for 9,000 years, at 45 Pounds p.a. The economic climate of the time did not encourage optimism competition was stiff as a result of English imports. Yet, in spite of it all, the Guinness brewery flourished and grew.

Tom Crean. Born in 1877, on a farm near the village Annascaul, Co Kerry. Tom Crean was on three of the four major British Antarctic expeditions.

So many amazing writers:

William Butler Yeats

Oscar Wilde

Brendan Behan

Samuel Beckett

George Bernard Shaw

James Joyce

Johnathan Swift

Martin McDonagh. Renowned playwright who directed dark comedy Six Shooter, which picked up the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film this year.

Musicians (maybe not all my favourites but they've done us proud nonetheless!):

U2

The Cranberries

The Corrs

Westlife

Planxty

Christy Moore

The Chieftains

The Clancy Brothers

The Pogues

Boyzone

Phil Coulter

Dana

The Fury Brothers and Davy Arthur

James Galway

Bob Geldof

Ronan Keating

Luke Kelly

Brian Kennedy

Phil Lynott

Van Morrison

Samantha Mumba

Turlough O'Carolan

Sinead O'Connor

Daniel O'Donnell

Actors:

Liam Neeson

Peter O' Toole

Angelica Huston

Gabriel Byrne

Pierce Brosnan

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Cillian Murphy

Daniel Day Lewis

Maureen O' Hara

Colin Farrell

Brenda Fricker

Colm Meaney

Stephen Rea

Patrick Bergin

Sports People (many more but i'm not good at aports stuff so can't think of any more offhand!):

Sonia O' Sullivan

Barry Mc Guigan

Eamon Coughlan

Paraic Harrington

Roy Keane

Damien Duff

Robbie Keane

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