Around St. Patrick's Day we frequently hear a lot of folks claiming they're Irish, hoping perhaps to claim some of what's known as "The Luck from the Irish." Or maybe they just want an excuse to sip a pint of eco-friendly beer!

Statistics tell us that more beer is consumed on St. Patrick's Day than every other holiday. In lots of locations the only drink that qualifies as "beer" is Guinness, a dark, stout brew that, for whatever purpose, has bubbles that move downward in the glass, instead of rising towards the top!

An additional factor of this consumption of "green" or any other beer would be to determine somebody who will just be drinking "green tea" to drive you house!

The Irish are recognized for their humorous but sensible "proverbs." For instance, "There's nothing so poor it couldn't be worse. However long the day, night must fall. You must take the little potato with the big potato. God prefers prayers to tears...." And also the 1 I especially like is, "It is the quiet pig that eats the meal."

These kind of sayings make us smile while we believe about what they're saying. They are not unlike the biblical proverbs, except occasionally individuals are a lot more serious.

Irish Sayings