Luck of the Irish ?

th3 s1aught3r

What exactly is this luck we are supposed to have?
Looking at some of the international coverage of our economic crisis in recent days I have heard it several time "is luck finally running out for the Irish"?
Maybe I am missing something but looking at Irish history I dont find a lot of luck involved

megadodge

We're not English

StereoLove

Damn lepruchans:rolleyes:

aDeener

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVp7lkH10Gc

starbelgrade

As the Tinker Flately once said...

"I complained once that I had no shoes, until I met a man with no feet."

Sykk

th3 s1aught3r wrote: »

What exactly is this luck we are supposed to have?
Looking at some of the international coverage of our economic

Stopped reading there.

cloneslad

we live on a little island with*

• low taxes,
• a great government,
• democracy(even if it takes two goes to make the democratic decision), endless job opportunities,
• a great healthcare system,
• free education,
• rainbows with pots of gold at the end
• cheap local produce
• fine neighbours to the north and east
• sub tropical weather
• awesome banking system
• beautiful local girls

*this list may or may not** apply to Ireland


**okay, it doesn't

th3 s1aught3r

cloneslad wrote: »

we live on a little island with*

• low taxes,
• a great government,
• democracy(even if it takes two goes to make the democratic decision), endless job opportunities,
• a great healthcare system,
• free education,
• rainbows with pots of gold at the end
• cheap local produce
• fine neighbours to the north and east
• sub tropical weather
• awesome banking system
• beautiful local girls

*this list may or may not** apply to Ireland


**okay, it doesn't

Its all good, what was I thinking

humanji

starbelgrade wrote: »

As the Tinker Flately once said...

"I complained once that I had no shoes, until I met a man with no feet."

So he stole that guys shoes?

niallers1

Who ever said it referred to "good" luck..


Occupation, war , famine, economic meltdown, emmigration , starvation, begrudgery, Sunburn.

The luck of the Irish...

Angron

StereoLove wrote: »

Damn lepruchans:rolleyes:

Sure they've been gone years. Some of us had to eat them to survive the famine.

Dunjohn

Are we still the Island of Saints and Scholars? Are we still the "Emerald Isle?" None of these phrases mean anything. We were never any luckier than most.

That said, I would like to know where the phrase comes from. The other two are obvious enough.

Ellian

I changed jobs about two years ago, and started doing a lot of travelling around Europe. Russia, Hungary, Romania, Poland, etc,etc. Usually I'd manage to wedge in a couple of hours to explore and learn a little about the locale. I think it was in the Uprising Museum in Warsaw when I swore that I was never again going to think that Irish history was any worse than anyone elses. (as per John Lennon's take on the luck of the Irish)

bonerm

th3 s1aught3r wrote: »

What exactly is this luck we are supposed to have?
Looking at some of the international coverage of our economic crisis in recent days I have heard it several time "is luck finally running out for the Irish"?
Maybe I am missing something but looking at Irish history I dont find a lot of luck involved

Never heard of 'bad' luck? (which is where i believe the phrase actually originated).

although answers would disagee http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_origin_of_the_term_'Luck_of_the_Irish'

OutlawPete

Pick a horse ..

3.10 @ Wolverhamptom

A Little Bit Dusty 9/1
Oratouch 5/1
Bathwick Scanno 3/1
Boogie Star 14/1
Sheila's Star 9/4
Stacey 8/1
Farmer's Wife 7/1

Listen to race here.

I'm going with the Farmer's Wife, the luck is with me today, I feels it

thebigbiffo

everybody knows god looks after babies and drunks...

irish = drunks
drunks looked after by god = lucky...therefore:
irish = lucky.

simples

Nulty

OutlawPete wrote: »

Pick a horse ..

3.10 @ Wolverhamptom

A Little Bit Dusty 9/1
Oratouch 5/1
Bathwick Scanno 3/1
Boogie Star 14/1
Sheila's Star 9/4
Stacey 8/1
Farmer's Wife 7/1

Listen to race here.

I'm going with the Farmer's Wife, the luck is with me today, I feels it

Oratouch

alex73

th3 s1aught3r wrote: »

What exactly is this luck we are supposed to have?
Looking at some of the international coverage of our economic crisis in recent days I have heard it several time "is luck finally running out for the Irish"?
Maybe I am missing something but looking at Irish history I dont find a lot of luck involved

Its more the luck of the Irish abroad. For some reason any Irish I met abroad seemed to be very sucessful.

Wompa1

Ellian wrote: »

(as per John Lennon's take on the luck of the Irish)

He was a bit melodramatic wasn't he..I don't wish I was English and the sound of Yoko Ono's voice on the song make my ears bleed.

OutlawPete

Nulty wrote: »

Oratouch

Farmer's Wife 2nd in a photo!!

Orando Broom

The luck of the Irish is about to kick in prepare to die notify you next of kin.