Ireland

Stained glass depiction of Saint Patrick in red robes and mitre, holding a staff and book. Surrounded by intricate designs and the text "S.PATRK." with Catholic iconography, including a church."

March 17 is Perfect for St. Patrick, don’t move this Feast!

By John B. Manos | March 17, 2015

Every year I wonder about the draw of so many to the green day. It used to be that you’d see shamrocks and the “Erin go braugh” or more recently, it seems that “luck of the Irish” is the bigger hit anymore, but I don’t see as many shamrocks, more leprechauns than anything else. I think that…

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A large Celtic cross in a grassy cemetery with gravestones and an old stone tower in the background. The scene is serene, featuring green grass and trees under a cloudy sky.

All Their Wars are Merry, And All Their Songs are Sad

By John M. DeJak | March 14, 2015

For the great Gaels of Ireland Are the men that God made mad, For all their wars are merry, And all their songs are sad. –G.K. Chesterton There is a strange phenomenon on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio. It is probably the one place in the world where Irishmen have largely been raised on…

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