luck of the Irish

Example Sentences

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“I guess it’s just luck of the Irish or something,” he said after that one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

"I'm half-Irish myself, but I truly understand the luck of the Irish now. It's pretty cool."

From BBC • May 11, 2025

Lowry even enjoyed some luck of the Irish on the 16th when he pushed his tee shot so far right that he missed the water around the green.

From Washington Times • Sep. 29, 2023

Put it down to the luck of the Irish.

From The Guardian • Aug. 6, 2020

“That man has the luck of the Irish army!” declared Mrs. Fenlow.

From The Fate of Felix Brand by Kelly, Florence Finch