That's Right Lads and Lassies tis that time of the year when we who descend from the enchanted Emerald Isle bust out our finest greenery,chow down on a big bowl of lucky charms,feast on cabbage and corn beef and spend the evening with family and friend over a pint of Guinness. I take the day very serious as I am over 60% Irish and love everything about the day and the culture. I started the day out with big mug of Irish coffee and after a nice long warm shower and conditioning my hair I am wearing my fave lucky charms t-shirt. So here is a big tribute to the day,the land and everything great about being Irish!
How I started the day. A huge Mug of Irish Coffee, so want a Mcdonald's shamrock shake lol
So Doing my nails like this next year:P
Legend says that each leaf of the clover means something: the first is for hope, the second for faith, the third for love and the fourth for luck.
Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes-Yummy!! Click pic for Recipe:)
The Claddagh ring (Irish: fáinne Chladaigh) is a traditional Irish ring given as a token of love or worn as a wedding ring. The design and customs associated with it originated in the Irish fishing village of Claddagh, located just outside the city of Galway. The ring was first produced in the 17th century during the reign of Queen Mary II, though elements of the design date to the late Roman period.
Symbolism-The Claddagh's distinctive design features two hands clasping a heart, and usually surmounted by a crown. The elements of this symbol are often said to correspond to the qualities of love (the heart),friendship (the hands), and loyalty (the crown).
Claddagh rings may be used as friendship, relationship, eternity, engagement, or wedding rings depending on the intention of wearer and, in the case of a gift, of the giver. There are three traditionally accepted ways of wearing the ring which may signal someone's relationship status:
1. When worn on the right ring finger with the heart pointing to the fingertip, the wearer is free of any attachment.
2. On the same finger with the ring turned around, it suggests someone is romantically involved.
3. When the ring is on the left hand wedding ring finger it means the person is married or engaged]
There are other traditions involving the hand and the finger upon which the Claddagh is worn - but these are difficult to reference. Folklore about the ring is relatively recent with no "slow growth from antiquity" and "very little native Irish writing about the ring" according to Sean McMahon.
Guinness Shake-Nom Nom
For each petal on the shamrock
This brings a wish your way -
Good health, good luck, and happiness
For today and every day.~Author Unknown
This brings a wish your way -
Good health, good luck, and happiness
For today and every day.~Author Unknown
Yummy-Beef and Guinness
So want this read when I get Married:)
Guinness Cupcakes with Bailey's Irish Creme Frosting(Click Pic for Recipe)
may the luck (and the love) of the Irish be with you …
Off the Coast Of Ireland
An Irish Blessing:
May the roads rise to meet you/ May the winds always be at your back/ May the sun shine warm upon your face/ The rain fall soft upon your fields/ And until we meet again/ May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.
“What fills the eye fills the heart.
- An rud a líonas an tsúil líonann sé an croí.”-Irish Proverb
Had I the heaven's embroidered cloths,
En wrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths,
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet;
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
En wrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths,
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet;
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
-William Butler Yeats
And now for a little Irish Music
Let's not forget the gorgeous men of Ireland....
♥♥A Final Saint Patty's Day Shout out to all My Fellow Irish Girls-♥♥
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