Happy St. Patrick’s Day
by Brittany Bryan ‘11
Staff Writer··································
• The phrase, "Drowning The Shamrock" is from the custom of floating the shamrock on the top of whiskey before drinking it. The Irish believe that if you keep the custom, then you will have a prosperous year.
• Nine of the people who signed our Declaration of Independence were of Irish origin, and nineteen Presidents of the United States proudly claim Irish heritage -- including our first President, George Washington.
• In Chicago, on St. Patrick's Day, the rivers are dyed green.
• Bailey's Irish Cream which was launched in Ireland in the early seventies, is now the most popular liqueur in the world.
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