{"id":33173,"date":"2019-03-06T10:42:54","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T15:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/?p=33173"},"modified":"2019-03-06T16:12:12","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T21:12:12","slug":"fascinating-facts-about-st-patricks-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/fascinating-facts-about-st-patricks-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Fascinating Facts about St. Patrick&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Did you know that almost 33 million Americans claim to have Irish ancestry &#8211; which happens to be seven times the entire population of Ireland.   And that&#8217;s on a normal day.  On St. Patrick&#8217;s Day, after a little drinking, chances are that number doubles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some more interesting facts about the day everyone wants to be Irish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wallethub.com\/blog\/st-patricks-day-facts\/10960\/\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/d15d5d9be386f34d35a7a01dc3be19a8.png?w=1080&#038;ssl=1\"   alt=\"St-Patrick's-Day-By-The-Numbers\">\n<\/a>\n<div style=\"width:px;font-size:12px;color:#888;\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/wallethub.com\/blog\/st-patricks-day-facts\/10960\/\">WalletHub<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Wallet Hub for the infographic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that almost 33 million Americans claim to have Irish ancestry &#8211; which happens to be seven times the entire population of Ireland. And that&#8217;s on a normal day. 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