St. Patrick’s Day 2023: Quotes, Jokes, Instagram Captions and Sayings

St Patrick’s Day honors Ireland’s patron saint, St Patrick, who was instrumental in leading Ireland from paganism to Christianity.

Typically, this occasion is celebrated in countries around the world with a series of parades, parties and music festivals.

So while you’re kissing your Blarney Stone or searching for a four-leaf clover, here’s a roundup of jokes, puns, and more to celebrate the day.

The funniest St. Patrick’s Day jokes

The Irish are known for their witty stories and jokes, which often involve characters named Paddy. Here are some of our favorite St. Patrick’s Day jokes:

What is a leprechaun holding in front of his house? Its paddy-o furniture.

Billy stops Paddy in Dublin and asks for the quickest way to Cork.
Paddy says, ‘Are you on foot or in the car?’
Billy replies, ‘In the car.’
“Yes, that’s the quickest way,” says Paddy.

Liam had left Dublin to go skydiving in Belfast.
He was found by a farmer in a tree late Sunday evening.
‘What happened?’ said the farmer.
Liam explained that his parachute would not open.
“Well,” said the farmer, “if you had asked the locals before you jumped, they would have told you that nothing opens here on a Sunday.”

The barman says to Paddy, “Your glass is empty, do you want another?”
Paddy looks around in confusion and says, “Why would I need two empty glasses?”

The best Instagram captions for St. Patrick’s Day

“For on the seventeenth of March all the world is Irish!” – Thomas Augustine Daly

“Being Irish is part of me. I take it everywhere.’ – Colin Farrell

“Ireland is a land of poets and legends, of dreamers and rebels.” – Nora Roberts

St. Patrick’s Day prayer

“May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm on your face;
the rain falls softly on your fields
and until we meet again
May God hold you in his hand’

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