Irish Fun Facts (and Leprechaun facts to boot!)

From Irish Fun Facts and Leprechaun knowledge, here you'll find it all!

Did you know that Ireland is actually two different countries? Don't worry, you'll find Leprechauns in both of them! Catch one if you can!

These forty fun facts about Irish culture, with a few Leprechaun myths thrown in, will be a hit at your next St. Patrick's Day party.

You can print them out for your guests to read (printable version of Irish Fun Facts here) - they're sure to ignite some conversation!

Or ... you can turn them into a fun drinking party game that you can use along with all of our Irish drink recipes. Our downloadable Irish fun facts party game instructions are here.

Irish Fun Facts (and Leprechaun facts to boot!)

1. What very famous ship was built in Belfast?

• The Titanic

• A bachelor

• Pots of Gold

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• Irish Drink Recipes.
• St. Patrick's Day Party Ideas.
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• Non-Alcoholic Irish Drink Recipes.
• Drinking Party Games.

• The snake!

• St. Patrick

• It represents the Christian Trinity.

• New York

• Green white and orange

• 10,000

• The fairy

• Go to the end of the rainbow.

• Emerald

• Muckanaghederdauhaulia

• The Atlantic

• Their shoes

• The blarney stone

• Because he's always a bit short!

• One gold coin per year he's lived.

• Up to 1000 years

• 14, according to the Guinness Book of World records.

• St Patrick

• Halloween

• Northern Ireland

• Guinness

• Widget

• The Harp

• The continuity of life

• The "son of"

• Every 200 to 300 years

• You don't!

• Alabama

• 1759

• 1997

• March 17th

• Grogech

• Good; however, a "cluricaun," a cousin to the leprechaun, can be a bit evil.

• 25

• Gaelic

• Belfast

• The child is held upside down on his or her head and slightly bumped on the floor for good luck!

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