ST PATRICK'S DAY

No Irish jokes.  No Irish exaggerations.  No Irish superstitions.  No Irish proverbs.    

This year I give you the real stuff.  The following is taken from the Irish Central Newsletter - Ten examples of how the Irish contributed to the World.

1.) Henry Ford, son of an Irish immigrant, transformed the world with his low price automobile.
2.) John Phillip Holland, from County Clare, invented the submarine.
3.) Harry Ferguson, from Northern Ireland, invented the modern tractor as well as the first four wheel drive Formula One race car.
4.) Walter Gordon Wilson of County Dublin invented the modern military tank.
5.) John Joly, from County Down, invented the color photograph.
6.) Louis Brennan, from County Mayo, invented the monorail.
7.) Dr. James J. Drumm developed the nickel zinc rechargeable battery in 1932 and it is used in your cell phone.
8.) Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton, County Waterford, was the first person to artificially split the atom.
9.) Sir Hans Sloane, County Down, invented chocolate milk.
10.) Arthur Guinness of Dublin invented Guinness beer.

May you all have a safe and happy St. Patrick's Day and a well-deserved hangover tomorrow..

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