High-end homebuilder Vincent Kickerillo remembers well the first house he ever built. It was his own, located in Spring Branch. After running into problems with the builder he had hired, Kickerillo took over the job himself and finished it during onshore breaks from the ship where he was serving in the Merchant Marines.
Green is easily accepted for how green the land is, but Blue is the true color of St. Patrick. Further The official standard of the President of Ireland is the golden Clairseach (ClÃ¡irseach Irish) harp on a field Of. St'patrick s. Blue The cross Of St patrick is a red (saltire diagonal) cross on a white (field). background
In the 17th century, it wasnât the color green that was associated with St. Patrickâs Day, but the color blue. The color changed to green for a number of reasons. Green is one of the colors in Irelandâs flag, and and Ireland is often referred to as the âEmerald Isle,â named for its lush green landscape. Green is also the color of the shamrock, which is associated greatly with the holiday. If you donât wear green on St. Pattyâs, you better watch out. Back in the 1700âs people who forgot to wear green started to get pinched by their peers. Why? Because legend has it that if you wear green on that day, you are invisible to the leprechauns and fairies. If you forgot to wear green, they could see you and would pinch you because you were the only thing visible.