March 16th, 2011

They say we should be able to laugh at ourselves, so in that spirit here’s a couple jokes for you share tomorrow. Happy St Patrick’s Day. I hope you have a fun and safe day.

3 Pints of Guinness

This Irish guy shows up in a pub one day and orders three pints
of Guinness. He takes sips from each glass until they are empty
and calls the bartender for three more. The bartender says, “Hey, pal,
I don’t mind bringing one at a time, then they’ll be fresh and cold.”

“Nah… ahm preferrin’ that ya bring ’em three at a time. You see, me
and me two brothers would meet at a pub and drink and have good
times. Now one is in Australia, the other in Canada and I’m here.
We agreed before we split up that we’d drink this way to each
other’s honor.”

“Well,” says the bartender, “that’s a damn good sentimental thing
to do. I’ll bring the pints as you ask.”

Well, time goes on and the Irishman’s peculiar habit is known and
accepted by all the pub regulars. One day, the Irishman comes in
and orders only two pints. A hush falls over the pub. Naturally,
everyone figures something happened to one of the brothers. A
bunch of the regulars corner the bartender and finally persuade him
to find out what happened.

With a heavy heart, the bartender brings the two pints and says,
“Here’s your pints… and let me offer my sincerest condolences.
What happened?”

The Irishman looks extremely puzzled for a moment. When the light
comes on in his head, he starts laughing. “No, no! ‘Tis nothing like
that. You see, I’ve given up drinking for Lent.

Two Irishmen

Two Irishmen were sitting a pub having beer and
watching the brothel across the street.

They saw a baptist minister walk into the brothel,
and one of them said, “Aye, ’tis a shame to see
a man of the cloth goin’ bad.”

Then they saw a rabbi enter the brothel, and the
other Irishman said, “Aye, ’tis a shame to see
that the Jews are fallin’ victim to temptation.”

Then they saw a Catholic priest enter the brothel,
and one of the Irishmen said, “What a terrible
pity… one of the poor lasses must be gravely ill.”

Irish Christmas Traditions

December 11th, 2010

As Christmas quickly approaches, you may be looking to highlight your Irish heritage by including some Irish traditions in your celebration. The following websites do a great job of discussing some fun and interesting things to do.

  1. www.ireland-information.com
  2. The Gaelic greeting for ‘Merry Christmas’ is:
    ‘Nollaig Shona Duit’
    ……which is pronounced as ‘null-ig hun-a dit’.

  3. www.of-ireland.info
  4. The light of the Christmas star to you
    The warmth of home and hearth to you
    The cheer and good will of friends to you
    The hope of a childlike heart to you
    The joy of a thousand angels to you
    The love of the Son and God’s peace to you.

  5. www.christmasarchives.com
  6. To have a light in your window on Christmas Eve to welcome the stranger meant that you were welcoming the Holy Family too.

Irish-American Thanksgiving

November 24th, 2010

Here are a few links so you can add a little “luck of the Irish” to your Thanksgiving feast. Please feel free to add others, as I’m sure there’s lots of things different families do to green up the holiday! Enjoy!

1) An Irish Thanksgiving

2) Guinness and Baileys Irish CupCakes

3) Irish Cream Pumpkin Pie

4) Holiday Insights – Did you know? Potatoes were not part of the first Thanksgiving. Irish immigrants had not yet brought them to North America.