Fact-A-Day from Harry K. Harry K. Jones on 13 Mar 2007 09:30 am
Fact-A-Day from Harry K. – March 13, 2007
In the spirit of C.A.N.I. (Continuous And Never-ending Improvement), here are this week’s new facts—one for each day of your coming week. Pass them on to others to keep the spirit alive or invite your friends and family to visit our blog where they can also view previous entries.
- St. Patrick wasn’t actually Irish. He was born in Scotland. His father was an Italian, and his mother was a Scot! He was supposed to have driven all the snakes from Ireland.
- Ireland’s most common nickname is the “Emerald Isle.” It’s also known as “The Old Sod,” “The Four Green Fields,” and “The Bower.”
- Ireland’s national color was blue during St. Patrick’s lifetime. It wasn’t changed to green until the 19th Century.
- A leprechaun was actually thought of as a little shoemaker with a reputation for being very rich, but mean.
- In Ireland, kissing the “Blarney Stone” is thought to remove shyness and provide you with the “gift of gab.”
- In the U.S., the Chicago River and the San Antonio River are dyed green each year on St. Patrick’s Day.
- Well-known Irish citizens: Hugh Beaver, manager of Ireland’s Arthur Guinness, Son & Co., Ltd., the brewery, created the Guinness World Book of Record. Harland & Wolf are well known in Ireland for building the Titanic.
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