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March 17th – Happy St. Patrick’s Day

March 17, 2012

     March 17th is celebrated by Irish communities round the world as the Feast day of St. Patrick the great patron saint of Ireland. It is also a day to celebrate Irish culture.

 often associated with the celebrations is the Lepechaun a little old man with a beard and a hat appearing in Irish Folklore. A kind of magical fairy who guards a buried treasure usually a pot of guineas. Vulnerable to direct attention by humans if anybody sights a Leprechaun, he better keep his eyes fixed on him, lest he escapes. Here’s a beautiful Irish story about a Leprechaun…. Read More….The field of Bolianus (more…)


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