St. Patrick’s Day 2022

Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Duit (Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you) from The Social Committee.

Whether it’s Dublin or Dubai, Cork or Canberra, Sligo or Saskatchewan, the Irish are everywhere, with over 70 million people claiming Irish heritage worldwide. Not bad for an island of only five million.

The Irish have made contributions to food, music, sports, literature and entertainment, and celebrities like Meryl Streep, Robert DeNiro and Barack Obama can all trace their roots back to the Emerald Isle.

St. Patrick’s Day has gone international in recent years. A record-breaking 690 iconic landmarks and sites in 66 countries turned green to celebrate the holiday last year.

From Sinead O’Connor to U2, Luke Kelly to Dermot Kennedy, the Irish have left their mark on the music industry, and The Social Committee has put together a Spotify playlist of Irish artists for you to enjoy.

Here’s the link to our St. Patrick’s Day Spotify Playlist – https://tinyurl.com/35bc2uak

If you have ever been to Ireland, or know of someone from there, the pace and at which some Irish people speak, and the everyday phrases that they use, can be confusing.

We’ve listed five uniquely Irish phrases that you could hear an Irish person say on a day-to-day basis:

 

“What’s the craic?”

Meaning: A casual, every day term which simply means how are you.

Example: “I haven’t seen you in so long, what’s the craic?”

 

“Acting the maggot”

Meaning: Someone or something is acting foolishly.

Example: “He has been acting the maggot all day.”

 

“Sucking diesel”

Meaning: When things are going exceptionally well and you’ve found success.

Example: “That’s great, now we’re sucking diesel”

 

“Stall the ball”

Meaning: A playful way of asking someone to slow down.

Example: “Stall the ball for a minute so I can get ready.”

 

“Culchie”

Meaning: An Irish person from rural/agricultural area. Country folk.

Example: “She is a culchie originally.”