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Red hot embers are easily re-kindled.  Irish saying. The crocus, which blooms in Feb in Ireland is St Valentine’s flower.

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Swallowing a live frog was considered a cure for a stomach ache.

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Ireland’s earliest settlers probably arrived about 9,000 B.C. maybe by crossing a bridge from Scotland after the Ice Age polar sheet receded.

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Don’t be talkative in the pub. Don’t tell secrets to the children of your relatives. Idleness is a fool’s desire. Don’t rest your eyes beyond what is yours. The person who brings a story to you will bring two away.

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Maps which date from 1325-1865 show an island off the coast of Galway known as Hy-Brasil. According to an Irish myth, it is cloaked in a mist and becomes visible every seven years. It is the home of a highly advanced nation, and those who visited came back with tales of gold roofed domes, healthy […]

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A website titled ‘beautifulpeople.com’ has found that Irish men ‘are the ugliest in the world.’ A spokesman for the dating site stated he thinks the men have let themselves down by profiling pictures in pubs with a pint in their hands as opposed to Swedes or Brazilians who go to great efforts to look tan […]

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The town of Bandon, Co Cork has entered the Guinness World Book of Records by having the largest number of people dressed as leprechauns.  The number was 1,263, beating out Glenties, Co Donegal which had 163 less than Bandon or 1,100. The ages ranged from 3 weeks to people in their 80’s.

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Valentine cards became popular in the 1800’s when commercial cards were first produced. Early cards were very expensive and decorated with satin and lace. Cupid is commonly seen on Valentine cards. This is a winged Roman version of the Greek god of love. St. Valentine was beheaded in 270 A.D. for performing marriage ceremonies for […]

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According to legend, the term ‘Red Hand of Ulster’ refers to the first member of the O’Neill clan who sailed to Ulster in a contest. The first to land could claim the kingdom. O’Neill cut off his right hand and threw it onto the land, thereby being the ‘first.’

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There is no definitive date or time when this day became unlucky, but some legends say it was because there were 13 at the Last Supper and Christ died on Friday.  So, never seat 13 people at a table as one will soon die.  Other legends say it was because on October 13, 1307, King […]

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