St pat's day
- 15 March 2012 12:14159405Better believe it!
- 15 March 2012 12:44159414#20 Its the Dubliners Barry in which my profile photo, with that pint of Guinness was taken!!!
- 15 March 2012 20:51159496I didn't realise that, Cheers BarryW
- 16 March 2012 08:58159571
All together now...
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With a shilalegh under me arm
and a twinkle in me Oi...
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email: dover7@msn.com - 16 March 2012 14:24159623Ah! Begorrah! all this O'irishness is making me homesick to be shure. It will certainly be a St Paddy's weekend of Irish Stew and Guinness and Beef pie in our household, note the Guinness comes before the Beef, now dats because there will be more Guinness than Beef in da pie so there will
Those heady days of yesteryear listening to The Dubliners perform (the Old Guard that is) at the many venues around the Oul Country was intoxicating and sheer magic I can still hear them ringing in my ears!!!!!!
Will be tuning into the Rugby tomorrow Ireland/England now thats a match made in heaven
Love the Leprechaun PaulB! - 16 March 2012 17:42159640Leprechaun Trivia
5 Things You Might Not Know About Leprechauns!
1 Leprechauns are nocturnal...just one of the reasons they are hard to find!
2 There is nothing a leprechaun cannot fix! Have you ever had something start working again after it had been broke for awhile? You might just have a leprechaun friend!
3 Leprechauns are despised in Ireland. In America, they are cute mischievous green elves, but to the Irish, they are nasty little creatures that wreak havoc!
4 Leprechauns are not the only little Irish elves...they have embarrassing cousins called Clurichauns that always drink too much and will ruin your wine cellar if you get on their bad side!
5 Leprechauns are lucky! If you are able to befriend one, it is said to bring much luck to you and anyone that lives in your home!
What do leprechauns look likeHow will I recognize a leprechaun?
Typically, a leprechaun is said to be a little old man that wears a green or red coat. They are thought to have beards and wear pointy hats...in fact, I read somewhere that they originally looked and dressed a lot like Santa Claus! There are differing views of the size of leprechauns. In America, it is commonly believed that they are very small, around 3 to 5 inches tall. But in Ireland, it is said that they are the size of a small child.
Patience Is The Key To Catching a Leprechaun!
After your leprechaun trap is built, hide it in some green foliage outdoors...or even in a big green potted plant if you prefer to stay indoors! The little leprechaun might just miss it and fall right into your trap in his attempt to get the gold!
Stay at a little distance and watch for the leprechaun to get a little bit of the bait in this hands (see below for ideas for baiting the little guy). Leprechauns will freeze under the stare of a human, especially if he is caught red-handed (or maybe green-handed in this case?) with the gold, making it easy to grab him!
5 Ideas For Leprechaun Bait
1 Catch the greedy leprechaun with gold coins ~ Or fake it with gold-wrapped chocolate coins! You could even spray beans, pebbles or wooden disks with gold paint to make them look like gold nuggets or coins!
2 Leprechauns are known to be attracted to rainbows, so decorate your trap with lots of colorful spectrums!
3 Lucky four-leaf clovers with bring the leprechauns running every time!
4 Put out a cup of Lucky Charms cereal...although not a traditional leprechaun bait, you never know when they might get hungry!
5 Yourself! Leprechauns love to pinch unsuspecting humans who aren't wearing green. So dress accordingly and put yourself in place!
The Care and Keeping of Leprechauns
Once you catch a leprechaun, you have to know how to take care of him!
The first thing you should do is build him a leprechaun house. They aren't too picky about their abodes, but make sure it's comfy and decorate it to his tastes...they love green and appreciate having a rainbow around!
Next, give him some food! Leprechauns like traditional Irish fare like Irish soda bread, hearty Irish stew and maybe a Traditional Irish Breakfast...make some of these things for yourself and then share it with him!
And lastly, keep him busy! Leprechauns are industrious little elves and love to fix things! Give him plenty of little projects around the house and he'll stay happy...and so will you!
Most importantly, don't let him get bored, hungry or uncomfortable...leprechauns can cause a lot of trouble if they are unhappy! But get on their good side, and you might just gain a friend...and the good luck that comes with him...for life!
So now you know. Top Tip: sell this to an American............. - 16 March 2012 17:47159645Wow Bern thats great, i'm now off to catch me a Leprechaun.
- 17 March 2012 09:41159778Happy St Patrick's Day.
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Lincolnshire Born and Bred - Brian Dixon
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17 March 2012 12:13159822happy st patricks day to every one. - 17 March 2012 13:27159837St Patrick's, start of Formula 1 season, last three 6 Nations rugby matches to watch and Mother's Day tomorrow - don't the guys who arrange these things ever co-ordinate their diaries?
- 17 March 2012 14:03159840Happy St Patricks Day to all, the Rugby Match between England & Ireland is fast approaching
- 17 March 2012 14:16159841Yup..........looking forward to it..........we are hoping the Irish lads have had a black stuff for lunch......we might have a
chance then...........enjoy........... - 17 March 2012 14:48159842Beannachti na Feile Padraig, Slainte!
Happy St Patrick's Day, Cheers!
My Irish stew is brewing and the black stuff is at the ready! Now for the rugby
Bern, I've got the leprechaun giggles
- 17 March 2012 15:44159850Regarding leprechauns:
And here are the lyrics for
THE JARVEY WAS A LEPRECHAUN
(Jimmy Kennedy )
A half a dozen tourists stood outside a Lim'rick bar,
And thought they'd like to take a trip by Irish jaunting car,
They jumped up on the side seats and it started down the street,
But they never saw the character upon the driver's seat.
The Jarvey was a leprechaun and had some magic power,
He toured them thro' the Em'rald Isle at a thousand miles an hour,
A phantom horse was in the shafts and no one was surprised,
For the Jarvey was a leprechaun and he had them hypnotised.
He showed them Connemara on the way to Ireland's eye,
They heard him say that Galway Bay was frozen in July,
He had them kiss the Blarney Stone on Ballybunion Strand,
And a football team from Donegal was Macnamara's band.
The Jarvey was a leprechaun and really took them round,
They went thro'' Tipperary town at twice the speed of sound,
He told them it was Mullingar when passing by Clonmel,
For the Jarvey was a leprechaun and the truth he couldn't tell!
He told them it was Cromwell lost the battle of Clontarf
He said the famous Finn Mac'coul was nothing but a dwarf,
He swore the Giant's Causeway had been in the Phoenix Park,
And it was by Killarney's lakes that Noah built the ark!
The Jarvey was a leprechaun and did the trip so fast,
Although the horse had spouted wings the pace just couldn't last,
He drove them up the airy mountain, down the rushy glen,
And the Jarvey and the passengers were never seen again.I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson - 13 March 2013 12:34220154it's that time of year again and the "golden lion" are holding their celebration a day early as the official day falls on a sunday.
- Brian Dixon
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13 March 2013 12:36220155i am half expecting that paulb will turn up with his zimmer frame or bath chair,or both. - 15 March 2013 15:04220536only two days to go and it doesn't seem that dover will be celebrating it in style.
- Keith Sansum1
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15 March 2013 20:08220577shame thoALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 15 March 2013 21:25220583No where seems to be celebrating this year, Essex is lacking in the usual posters advertising St Patrick's Day events in pubs etc and even the local Cl**res Accessories shop which is normally awash with fluffy green hats and shamrock stuff at this time of year has.....nothing.
