Ceilidh Posted at 01:00 EST
In a bow to St. Patrick's Day:

Gaelic word of the week:
Ceilidh (noun), Pron: Kay-Lee

Def: "a visit". Orginally used when neighbors would visit each other in the evenings to tell stories, sing songs during long winter nights.


Irish trivia of the week:
The Harp is the official Emblem of Ireland, not the Shamrock. The handheld Harp was played by our Celtic Forefathers. It was Saint Patrick who made the Shamrock so popular.

Irish Quote of the week:
Imagination is a quality given a man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is.
-Oscar Wilde

Irish Blessing of the week:

May you always have work for your hands to do.
May your pockets hold always a coin or two.
May the sun shine bright on your windowpane.
May the rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near you.
And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

Just for fun, an Irish Curse:

May those who love us love us.
And those that don't love us,
May God turn their hearts.
And if He doesn't turn their hearts,
May he turn their ankles,
So we'll know them by their limping.

Randomness:
Chorus to when irish eyes are smiling:

When Irish eyes are smiling,
Sure, 'tis like the morn in Spring.
In the lilt of Irish laughter
You can hear the angels sing.
When Irish hearts are happy,
All the world seems bright and gay.
And when Irish eyes are smiling,
Sure, they steal your heart away.

____from the Journal of Drakus Domitius