Irish Redneck Rainbow

Hey - Even Ireland Has Rednecks

St. Patrick's Day Tip: Tomorrow when you go searching for the end of the rainbow, what you find at the end isn't always a Leprechaun and his pot of gold.

 

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Irish Trivia

Ireland is known for more than Guinness beer and a parade in March where people wear green and get stinking drunk. (Well, not much more, but more nontheless) Below is a little trivia quiz on how well you know Ireland and it's people.

* What 1951 film was shot on location in County Mayo and directed by John Ford? Answer: The Quiet Man.

* What lies on top of an Irish Coffee? Answer: Cream.

* What does the circle in the center of the Celtic cross represent? Answer: The sun.

* A traditional Irish stew contains which meat? Answer: Lamb.

* To make an Irish coffee , what alcohol ingredient would you use? Answer: Whiskey.

* What is Grafton Street most famous for? Answer: Shopping.

* Name the fairy that allegedly comes to certain Irish families to forewarn of death? Answer: The Banshee.

* What kind of food are crubeens? Answer: Pigs feet.

* What does 'Erin Go Bragh' mean? Answer: Ireland Forever.

* Boxty is what? Answer: An irish potato cake.

* During which years did the Irish Potato Famine take place? Answer: 1845-49

* Where do fairies who kidnap brides and babies keep them. Answer: In Fairy mounds for up to 100 years.

* What does the term paddy wagon mean? Answer: When the Irish men got arrested for being drunk, they would all claim that their name was Paddy, (A common name in Ireland) hence, the police brought the paddy wagon to bring them all in to jail.

* What ship building company built the titanic? Answer: Harland and Wolf.

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Irish Humor - Not Bad For A Small Parrish

One fine day in Ireland, a guy is out golfing and gets up to the 16th hole. He tees up and cranks one. Unfortunately, it goes into the woods on the other side of the fairway. The man goes looking for his ball and comes across this little fella with a huge knot on his head, and his golf ball lying right beside him.

"Goodness and praise the Lord," says the golfer, and proceeds to revive the poor little fella. Upon awaking, the little fella says, "Well now, ye caught me fair and square. Being that I am a Leprechaun, I must obey the rules so I will grant ye three wishes."

The man says "I can't take anything from you, I'm just glad I didn't hurt you too badly," and walks away back to the golf course. Watching the golfer depart, the Leprechaun says "Well, he was a nice enough guy, and he did catch me, so I have to do something for
him. I'll give him the three things that I would want. I'll give him unlimited money, a great golf game, and a great sex life."

Well, a year goes past (as they often do in jokes like this) and the same golfer is out golfing on the same course at the 16th hole. He gets up and hits one into the same woods and goes off looking for his ball. When he finds the ball he sees the same little guy and asks how he is doing.

The Leprechaun says, "I'm fine, and might I ask how your golf game is?" The golfer says, "It's great! I hit under par every time." The Leprechaun says, "I did that for you. And might I ask how your money
is holding out?"

The golfer says, "Well, now that you mention it, every time I put my hand in my pocket, I pull out a hundred dollar bill." The Leprechaun smiles and says, "I did that for you, too. And might I ask how your sex life is?"

The golfer looks at him a little shyly and says, "Well, maybe once or twice a week." The Leprechaun is floored and stammers, "Once or twice a week? Is that all?

The golfer looks at him and says, "Well, that's not too bad for a Catholic priest in a small Irish parish."

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Legend Of The Leprechaun

Legend Of The Evil Leprechaun

When the word Leprechaun is mentioned, a vision of a happy go Lucky cartoonish figure comes to mind. A cheery old fellow clicking his buckled boots together and smiling. In reality, a Leprechaun is a fiendish and dangerous creature.Legend has it tha a Leprechaun lives alone avoiding all interaction with humans and other Leprechauns as well. A Leprechaun is a shoe cobbler by trade, and can be often seen, if only for a moment, with a shoe and hammer in it's hand.

Leprechauns are ugly creatures, usually under three feet tall, but bulky, but can move as fast and as nimble as the wind. If you do spy a Leprechaun, do not take your eyes off him for if you do, he will disappear and you will never see him again.

A Leprechauns attire is usually a green jacket, stockings, and shiny black shoes with gold buckles. He completes his attire with a work apron, a tall usually colored green hat with stripes, and is sometimes smoking a pipe.

What about the pot of gold Leprechauns keep hidden at the end of rainbows? Leprechauns guard all the world's gold in a place only known to them. No mere mortal could ever find the pot of gold unless a rainbow is in the sky. The pot of gold will always be at the end of the rainbow. Simply follow it and you will find the Leprechaun and his treasure.

He must them demand that the Leprechaun offer him the gold. If he / she wavers in the demand, the Leprechaun can pick up his gold and move it out of the rainbows rays and disappear into the forest.

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Rare Rainbows End Photo

End Of The Rainbow Treasure

The Grassy Knoll Institute has photographic proof that rainbows really do have a beginning and an end. The photo at the top clearly shows a double rainbow with one of them touching down right smack dab in the center of the street in the town of Dublin, Ireland.At first, the townsfolk stood and stared at the amazing rainbow and how beautiful and awe inspiring nature can be in all it's splendor. But sadly, seconds later a riot broke out as it finally dawned on the townsfolk that there was a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Hundreds of people rushed to the center of the street in search of the gold but alas none was to be had.

News cameras were rolling taping the scene for the evening news when the Grassy Knoll Institute crew noticed a wee little man walking very slowly away from the scene carrying something under his coat. The little man was heard mumbling something under his breath about no one gettin their hands on me gold. In an instant, the wee little man vanished.

Only in Ireland.

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