The Irish Plumber, Inc.

09/17/2018

03/18/2016

WE ALL LOVE MARCH 17!
Ireland isn’t the only place where St Patrick’s Day is a public holiday -- given how many people have some form of Irish heritage, the holiday is celebrated in many countries: parades take place in at least 30 countries and there is no doubt that unofficial festivities will be held in many more.

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY

03/17/2016

DID YOU KNOW? Guinness sales soar on St. Patrick’s Day. Recent figures show that 5.5 million pints of the black stuff are downed around the world every day. On St. Patrick’s Day that figure is doubled.

03/17/2016

DID YOU KNOW? Traditionally, every year, the Irish leader hands a crystal bowl full of shamrock to the US President. The shamrock, grown in Kerry, is immediately destroyed by the Secret Service after the exchange.

03/17/2016

DID YOU KNOW? In Chicago every year, the Plumbers Local 110 union dyes the river “Kelly” green. The dye lasts for about five hours.

03/17/2016

DID YOU KNOW? For many years, blue was the color most often associated with St. Patrick. Green was considered unlucky. St. Patrick’s blue was considered symbolic of Ireland for many centuries and the Irish Presidential Standard is still blue.

03/17/2016

DID YOU KNOW? The first St. Patrick’s Day parade took place in New York in the 1760s.

03/17/2016

DID YOU KNOW? The humble shamrock was originally a teaching tool. St. Patrick is said to have used the three-leaved plant to explain the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) to the pagan Irish.

03/17/2016

DID YOU KNOW? St. Patrick was not Irish. He was from Wales.

02/29/2016

Just trying to catch up on laundry and see water in the basement? Call the Irish Plumber!

02/27/2016

If this is what your water heater looks like, you better call the Irish Plumber today!

02/23/2016

Do you have a running toilet that drives you nuts and causes your water bill to skyrocket? Call the Irish Plumber for a fix!