St. Patrick's Day is a cause for celebration. March 17 is marked by an abundance of green attire, classic corned beef and cabbage, and a lively time in Irish pubs. But you don't need to be Irish to join in on all the fun festivities. We collected funny St. Patrick's Day quotes and messages that best celebrate this spirited Irish holiday. While we can't guarantee you'll find a leprechaun with a pot of gold at the end of these quotes, wish upon a four-leaf clover and luck might just be on your side. Raise a glass of green beer and celebrate St. Paddy's Day by sharing these joyful Irish quotes and sayings with others.

St. Patrick's Day Quotes On Irish Heritage

○ "There are only two kinds of people in the world: the Irish and those who wish they were." —Irish saying

○ "Being Irish is very much a part of who I am. I take it everywhere with me." —Colin Farrell

○ "St. Patrick's Day is a day to celebrate our green heritage. The ancestry of Ireland. It is a day to celebrate what it means to be Irish and of Irish descent." —Anthony T. Hicks

○ "There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting." —John Millington Synge

○ "Be still and know that I am. Be still and know. Be still. Be." —St. Patrick

○ "Whether I drink often or just once in a whole; I'm always sure to raise a glass to the dear old Emerald Isle." —Pat Maloney

○ "I'm of Ireland, and I'll stay in Ireland until I die." —Tom Cruise

○ "Ireland is a land of poets and legends, of dreamers and rebels." —Nora Roberts

○ "If you're Irish, it doesn't matter where you go—you'll find family." —Victoria Smurfit

○ "I'm Irish! When I feel well I feel better than anyone, when I am in pain I yell at the top of my lungs, and when I am dead I shall be deader than anybody." —Morgan Llywelyn

○ "Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it." —Pope John Paul II

○ "We may have bad weather in Ireland, but the sun shines in the hearts of the people and that keeps us all warm." —Marianne Williamson

○ "We survive. We're Irish. We have the souls of poets. We love our misery, we delight in the beauty of strange places and dark places in our hearts." —Ellis Flynn

○ "That's what the holidays are for—for one person to tell the stories and another to dispute them. Isn't that the Irish way?" —Lara Flynn Boyle

○ "Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy." —William Butler Yeats

○ "The heart of an Irishman is nothing but his imagination." —George Bernard Shaw

○ "Even when they have nothing, the Irish emit a kind of happiness, a joy." —Fiona Shaw

St. Patrick's Day Quote About Luck

○ "Luck is great, but most of life is hard work." —Iain Duncan Smith

○ "The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act." —Barbara Sher

○ "The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself." —Douglas MacArthur

○ "The only sure thing about luck is that it will change." —Wilson Mizner

○ "Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity." —Lucius Annaeus Seneca

○ "A good friend is like a four-leaf clover, hard to find and lucky to have." —Irish proverb

○ "Lucky is believing you're lucky." —Tennessee Williams

○ "If you're enough lucky to be Irish, you're lucky enough!" —Irish saying

○ "St. Patrick's Day is an enchanted time—a day to begin transforming winter's dreams into summer's magic." —Adrienne Cook

○ "There's the joy of ole' Killarney, in these wishes meant for you; There's a bit of Irish blarney, and a touch of magic too. There's a wish of lots of laughter, and good luck, be sure o' that; And a wish that all your dreams may come true in no time flat." —Irish toast

○ "Legend says that each leaf of the clover has a meaning: the first is for hope, the second for faith, the third for love and, if you can find a 4-leaf clover, the fourth leaf represents luck." —Jean LeGrand

○ "I've always thought you've got to believe in luck to get it." —Victoria Holt

○ “Whether it’s St. Patrick’s Day or not, everyone has a little luck o’ the Irish in them.” —Laura Sommers

○ “There is no luck except where there is discipline.” —Irish proverb

St. Patrick's Day Blessings

○ "May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back."

○ "For each petal on the shamrock, this brings a wish your way: Good health, good luck, and happiness for today and every day."

○ "May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light, may good luck pursue you each morning and night."

○ "May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow. And may trouble avoid you wherever you go."

○ "May your trouble be less. And your blessings be more. And nothing but happiness come through your door."

○ "Wherever you go and whatever you do, may the luck of the Irish be there with you."

○ "May the luck of the Irish enfold you. May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you."

○ "Bless your little Irish heart and every other Irish part."

○ "May luck be your friend in whatever you do, and may trouble be always a stranger to you."

○ "May the winds of fortune sail you, may you sail a gentle sea, may it always be the other guy who says 'This drink's on me!'"

○ "Health and a long life to you. Land without rent to you. A child every year to you. And if you can't go to heaven, may you at least die in Ireland."

○ "May the luck of the Irish lead to happiest heights and the highway you travel be lined with green lights."

○ "May your thoughts be as glad as the shamrocks. May your heart be as light as a song. May each day bring you bright happy hours, that stay with you all year long."

○ "Long live the Irish, long live their cheer. Long live our friendship, year after year."

○ "May you always walk in sunshine. May you never want for more. May Irish angels rest their wings beside your nursery door." —Susi Hawke

Funny St. Patrick's Day Quotes

○ "The leprechauns made me do it!" —Unknown

○ "Every St. Patrick's Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to." —Shane Leslie

○ "May God bless and keep in good health your enemies' enemies." —Irish saying

○ "Here's to you and here's to me, I pray that friends we'll always be, but if by chance we disagree, the heck with you and here's to me." —Irish toast

○ "The one thing us Irish have is the ability to laugh at ourselves. God bless us all." —Ann Kennedy

○ "Yeah, it's St. Paddy's Day. Everyone's Irish tonight." —Norman Reedus, The Boondock Saints

○ "For the whole world is Irish on the seventeenth o' March!" —Thomas Augustine Daly

○ "One thought of the shamrock makes the whole world akin." —Irish saying

○ "Saint Patrick was a gentleman, who through strategy and stealth, drove all the snakes from Ireland, here's a toast to his health. But not too many toasts, lest you lose yourself and then forget the good Saint Patrick and see all those snakes again." —Irish toast

○ "Be sure to wear green on March seventeen, or else Irish leprechauns pinch your bones clean!" —Richelle E. Goodrich

○ "May everything turn green today, except your gills!" —Lester B. Dill

○ “Ireland has one of the world’s heaviest rainfalls. If you see an Irishman with a tan, it’s rust.” —Dave Allen

○ “It’s delightful how celebrating a heritage requires you to pick fights with strangers and then pee in a parking garage.” —Greg Gutfeld

○ "Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat." —Alex Levine

○ "That's right, there's free beer in Irish paradise. Everyone's jealous." —Kevin Hearne

St. Patrick's Day Jokes

○ Never iron a four-leaf clover. You don't want to press your luck.

○ Why are there only a handful of Irish lawyers in London? A: Because only a few of them could pass the bar.

○ What do you call a huge Irish spider? A: A Paddy-long-legs

○ What does an Irishman get after eating a load of Italian food? A: Gaelic breath.

○ How come you can you never borrow a few quid from a leprechaun? A: Because they’re always a little short.

○ What do you call a bulletproof Irishman? A: Rick-O-Shea

○ What’s Irish and sits outside all day and night? A: Patty O’Furniture

○ What do you call a fake Irish stone? A: A shamrock

○ Did you hear Ireland is the fastest-growing country in Europe? Its population is always Dublin.