Over time the more Irish people that managed to “strike gold” came out of “luck” but really it was just down to their perseverance and hard work(with a bit of Irish luck). Many Irish and Irish American miners struck it rich by finding a lovely chunk of gold and reaping the benefits. An Old mining expression “The Luck Of The Irish”īack when people used to make their fortunes primarily from Gold and Silver. Many of the original Irish settlers in the US, the UK and Australia never saw their family again.īut it is through this adversity that we not only survived but thrived and merged with an entirely new generation of Irish. The phrase, “the luck of the Irish” was born out of a stereotype. Irish stereotypes were also quickly formed. When people started immigrating to America, they were met with hatred. There is a bit of irony in the term “the luck of the Irish” as for most of history, the Irish have been a very unlucky people. Well, there are countless references to Irish heritage ranging from old miners to old fables from Celtic symbols. So let’s get to just where did the luck of the Irish come from:

So many questions but I have done a bit of research into this topic to hopefully explain where it originates from. How did it originate and are we actually lucky? It seems every Irish person is blessed with Irish luck and you regularly here “ahh sure that is the luck of the Irish!”īut have you ever stopped and said just where the heck does it come from?