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  • Elizabeth Warren: St. Patrick drove snakes out of Ireland...to Wall Street

    03/17/2013 8:01:28 PM PDT · by ConservativeStatement · 33 replies
    New England Cable News ^ | March 17, 2013
    In this clip, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren says it's rumored that St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland, but that unfortunately, too many went to Wall Street.
  • Iowahawk: Half Irish and Half Proud of It

    03/17/2010 10:51:13 AM PDT · by EveningStar · 19 replies · 461+ views
    Iowahawk ^ | March 17, 2010 | David Burge
    And now I'm off to get half in the bag. Feel free to express your vicious anti-Irish slurs, insults and calumnies in the comments...
  • Patrick: Deliverer of the Emerald Isle

    03/15/2010 3:08:03 AM PDT · by Making_Sense [Rob W. Case] · 7 replies · 448+ views
    MSMB ^ | March 15, 2010 | Rob W. Case
    What comes to mind when you see or hear about the Holiday known as St. Patrick’s Day? Let me guess; Leprechauns, green clothing, four leaf clovers (Shamrocks), corned beef and cabbage, cheap beer at the bar, Irish (celtic) music, and (for me anyway) Mc Donalds’ delicious, minty Shamrock shakes. But have you ever wondered about the actual history about the man whom the holiday is dedicated to honor? The man behind all of the “green” is far more intriguing, and in this article, we will look at a man who by divine direction transformed the nation of Ireland. Patrick was...
  • New York City Gears Up For 245th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade

    03/17/2006 6:09:13 AM PST · by ex-Texan · 15 replies · 348+ views
    NY1 News ^ | 3/16/2006 | Staff Writers
    The city will turn into a sea of green when the 245th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade makes its way up Fifth Avenue Friday. The parade kicks off at 11 a.m. on 44th Street and will head up to 86th Street. Hundreds of thousands are expected to take part, including many local politicians, in the world's oldest and largest St. Patrick's Day Parade. This year's parade honors the Fighting 69th Infantry, the New York National Guard unit that lost 19 members in Iraq. A platoon of firefighters who boycotted last year's parade after they were not allowed to don green...