luck of the Irish

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.

It may take more than the luck of the Irish to accomplish that at a time of intense disagreement and division in Washington — and a presidential election in less than two years.

Or the luck of the Irish, given the corned-beef-and-sauerkraut kind of day it was as Notre Dame prepared to run through a late-afternoon practice here to prepare for the Crimson Tide.

There’s no better excuse for Americans to sport green and crack open a cold one than St. Patrick’s Day, but some U.S. cities have a little more "luck of the Irish" than others.

“To have been in the Brass Monkey at the same time, that her cousin happened to throw her birthday party there, that we were there. Even though we’re not Irish, the luck of the Irish struck that day.”