These folks must have the luck of the Irish!!

eddie · 02-25-14, 03:34 PM

To find a pot of gold buried under a tree!!

http://www.nbcnews.com/#/news/us-new...ed-yard-n38471

swamprat69er · 02-25-14, 10:42 PM

Only in California.

Red October1984 · 02-25-14, 11:42 PM

Why is it that we say the Irish are lucky?

Sarcastic joke?

Jimbuna · 02-26-14, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

Why is it that we say the Irish are lucky?

Sarcastic joke?

Quote:

"During the gold and silver rush years in the second half of the 19th century, a number of the most famous and successful miners were of Irish and Irish American birth. . . .Over time this association of the Irish with mining fortunes led to the expression 'luck of the Irish.' Of course, it carried with it a certain tone of derision, as if to say, only by sheer luck, as opposed to brains, could these fools succeed."

http://mentalfloss.com/article/30236...ing-expression

Red October1984 · 02-26-14, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

*link*

Something I always wondered...because the Irish don't seem to be too lucky at any other point.

Ducimus · 02-26-14, 09:14 AM

I saw this the other day and it doesn't surprise me. My family originally comes from the Sacramento delta area. Lotta rivers, lotta countryside, lotta old towns that have been around since the late 1800's. One of my hobbies as a kid, was to go around with a metal detector. (Unfortunately, a lot of people not from the area would do the same). The thing is, People back during the turn of the era didn't trust the banks, and used to hide their money in tins and bury them, or hide them in the walls of their house. I know of one guy who found a big tin of money just digging in his garden.

I personally never found much, but I often heard of people who did. Aside from coinage, you'd often find old opium bottles. My uncles would put them up in their house window's and sell them to tourists.

These days, while I am not surprised someone found something, I am surprised there was still something to find.

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02-26-14, 09:14 AM	#6
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	I saw this the other day and it doesn't surprise me. My family originally comes from the Sacramento delta area. Lotta rivers, lotta countryside, lotta old towns that have been around since the late 1800's. One of my hobbies as a kid, was to go around with a metal detector. (Unfortunately, a lot of people not from the area would do the same). The thing is, People back during the turn of the era didn't trust the banks, and used to hide their money in tins and bury them, or hide them in the walls of their house. I know of one guy who found a big tin of money just digging in his garden. I personally never found much, but I often heard of people who did. Aside from coinage, you'd often find old opium bottles. My uncles would put them up in their house window's and sell them to tourists. These days, while I am not surprised someone found something, I am surprised there was still something to find.