"We don't need these filthy foreigners with their weird religion and strange accents coming into our country with their addictions and violent behavior!" —people with "Kiss me, I'm Irish" buttons and no self-awareness
“On this St. Patrick’s Day… we are appealing to the conscience of Irish America. We ask Irish Americans in their capacity as citizens, as members of cultural and benevolent societies, as political leaders, to use their influence to avert a Famine as severe as the one faced by their ancestors.”
Donaghanie graveyard in Clogherny, Co. Tyrone, is named after a legend about St. Patrick using a horse to drive a monster out of a nearby lake! Find out more about Donaghanie in the Journals: https://bit.ly/donaghanie
It's St. Patrick's Day in #Ireland and to celebrate both the holiday and #womenshistorymonth check out #Irish#ClassicalMusic composer Ina Boyle. I recommend her "Phantasy For Viola and Piano."