Luck of the Irish

The wearing of the green, the Shamrock, Leprechauns, the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. All heralded symbols of prosperity and luck, right?

However, the term 'Luck of the Irish' means bad luck and not good luck as most people think today. It is an ironic phrase used to describe the sad and tragic history of the people of Ireland. The Irish people are actually very unlucky as they had to leave their homeland in the 1800's  in order to survive. Many of the original Irish settlers in the US, the UK and Australia never saw their family again. Indeed on the night before a person emigrated a party was held, a sort of 'funeral' wake which is a traditional Irish custom when someone dies. The 'Wake' was held as the parents and siblings, even wives and children knew they were extremely unlikely to see their loved ones ever again.

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