Trivia Tuesday

Failte! (Welcome!)

Today's trivia is all about St. Patrick's Day. This is one of my favorite holidays as it is also my birthday! Yesterday I celebrated my 25th birthday!

Did you know...

~ St. Patrick was not born in Ireland, but in Britain.

~ St. Patrick brought public attention to the shamrock after using the three-leafed specimen to explain the concept of the Holy Trinity to the pagan King Laoghaire of Tara.

~ St. Patrick's favorite color was blue, not green, and the people of Ireland weren't exactly fond of green either. According to them it was the color of the Fairies and Leprechauns and, unless you wanted to forcibly join the ranks of these wee folks, you would refrain from sporting that color too often. It wasn't until the 19th Century that green became the official color of Ireland.

I'll leave ya'll today with an Irish wish for friends:

Wishing you a rainbow

For sunlight after showers—

Miles and miles of Irish smiles

For golden happy hours—

Shamrocks at your doorway

For luck and laughter too,

And a host of friends that never ends

Each day your whole life through!