Luck of the Irish

First Word: The Good Luck of Bad Luck

Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
December / January 2003

December 1, 2002 by <a href=“https://irishamerica.com/patricia-harty”>Patricia Harty</a>, Editor-in-Chief<br/><a href=“https://irishamerica.com/archives/2003-archive/december-january-2003/”>December / January 2003</a> Leave a Comment

"Lady Luck generally woos those who earnestly, enthusiastically, unremittingly woo her." -- B.C. Forbes ℘℘℘ Much is said of the Luck of the Irish. What luck? you might ask. A look at our long history of trials and tribulations would surely say we were dogged by bad luck. As John Lennon wrote in a song entitled "The Luck of the Irish," "If you had the luck of the Irish, you'd … [Read more...] about First Word: The Good Luck of Bad Luck

November 30, 1667

On this day in 1667, Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin, Ireland. Swift made a successful career as a satirist, essayist, poet and clergyman. His most famous works include “Gulliver’s Travels,” “Drapier’s Letters,” “The Battle of the Books,” and “A Modest Proposal,” which satirical poked fun at the English approach to the Irish, claiming that impoverished Irishmen could alleviate their troubles by selling their children for food. Swift would later become Dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin.

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