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St. Patrick's Day Not So Lucky For the Irish This Year!

By Joseph McDaniel, Esq.

The economy of Ireland is near bankruptcy, so the number of good-will ambassadors traveling around the world to promote Ireland on St. Patrick's Day has been curtailed. Ireland is, as always, drenched in rain, but more drenched in debt, leading to a modern diaspora for the Irish seeking jobs.

What could be good about this?

Nothing.

But on the other hand, a large part of our national character in the United States was born during the potato famine in Ireland (also known as "the starvation", because food was being grown and exported from Ireland during the famine; it just wasn't being eaten by the Irish themselves!).

And immigration from Ireland gave us lots of bodies on both sides during our American Civil War, and the Irish have always been good soldiers. And cops.

And a few, of course, became bankruptcy attorneys in Phoenix as well.

And I would be remiss if I didn't remind you of a wonderful book, written by a brilliant author, on this St. Paddy's Day: How the Irish Saved Civilization, by Thomas Cahill. Foine, foine book!

Happy Saint Patrick's Day to you all, and may your bankruptcy be a happy one!

Full post as published by Arizona Bankruptcy Attorney Blog on March 18, 2011 (boomark / email).