Over 36 million Americans have Irish ancestry. That’s almost nine times the population of Ireland, which has 4.4 million people.
Per capita, the Irish eat more chocolate than Americans, Swedes, Danes, French, and Italians.
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An estimated 15 to 20 thousand people celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day lined up in Hot Springs Monday night for what organizers call the First Ever 5th Annual World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
