Fun Facts about St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick’s Day is observed on March 17 because that is the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Did you know that St. Patrick was born in Italy and was the son of a Roman Senator,
The actual color of St. Patrick is blue. Green became associated with St. Patrick's Day during the 19th century..
Did you know In Chicago, on St. Patrick's Day, the rivers are dyed green?
Did you know that 34 million Americans have Irish ancestry,. That’s almost nine times the population of Ireland.
Nine people who signed our Declaration Of Independence were of Irish origin.
We have had nineteen Presidents of the United States proudly claim Irish heritage.
There are a few American towns have “Irish” names.
How are these for town names:
Mount Gay-Shamrock, West Virginia
Shamrock Lakes, Indiana
Shamrock, Oklahoma;
Shamrock, Texas
Dublin, California
Dublin, Ohio.
Dublin, New Hampshire
Makes me proud to be an Irish American, Failte to all my Irish Friends out there.
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