# Special Feud: St. Paddy's Day (March 17) by astorian \[Game Over\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 16, 2009, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-st-paddys-day-march-17-by-astorian-game-over/489648 "2009-03-16T18:57:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-st-paddys-day-march-17-by-astorian-game-over/489648/1 "2009-03-16T18:57:06Z")
NEW RULES! **DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS** **Object of the game: Try to think of the most popular answer,** to get the most people matching you. Google is allowed, if you desire. Only answers that are “serious” will be scored. Joke answers will not be considered, as it is not fair to other players. Also, don’t try to score a zero, even with “serious” answers. New formatting rules: If they are not followed, your entire post will be **DISQUALIFIED**. 1. answer 2. answer 3. answer 4. answer Make your list look like the one above. No double spacing. No periods (except for the one following the number.) No quote marks, no punctuation if it is not necessary! No smilies! No extraneous bullshit is allowed. If you feel you must qualify your answer, do it **AFTER THE LIST**! The reason this is so important is because I cut and paste all the answers, and I have to edit each answer to make them identical. It is a lot of work, so please make it easier on me. Thanks. Scoring - Any answer duplicated by anyone else is worth 100 points divided by the number of entrants. For example: 50 entrant game = 2 pts per answer. If 4 people match that means they each get 8 pts for that answer. No matches = 0 points. If any of you have ideas for Feuds -_and would like me to score them_- PM me and I’ll get you on [The List.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10778971&postcount=82) The game will end either when we have 50 entrants, or at **3:30 PM Central** on Wednesday, 03/18/09 whichever comes first. Good luck! I’m letting this run for two days because I’m off work and life keeps getting in the way of my Feuds! 1. Name one of the 32 counties of Ireland 2. Besides U2, name a band or singer from Ireland. 3. Name a movie set in Ireland. 4. Name an American politician of Irish descent. 5. Name an important event in the history of Ireland. 6. Name a major tourist attraction in Ireland. 7. Besides Guinness, name an Irish brand of beer or liquor. 8. Name a food you’d expect to see served at an Irish-themed pub. 9. Name a common Irish last name that has become a popular first name for American girls. 10. Name an instrument associated with Irish music. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-st-paddys-day-march-17-by-astorian-game-over/489648/2 "2009-03-16T19:05:38Z")
1. Dublin 2. Van Morrison 3. The Quiet Man 4. Ted Kennedy 5. Bloody Sunday 6. Blarney stone 7. O’Douls 8. potato pancake 9. Kennedy 10. guitar ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-st-paddys-day-march-17-by-astorian-game-over/489648/3 "2009-03-16T19:07:11Z")
1. Mayo 2. Van Morrison 3. The Quiet Man 4. John F. Kennedy 5. Bloody Sunday 6. The Blarney Stone 7. Harp 8. Boxty 9. Shannon 10. Fiddle ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-st-paddys-day-march-17-by-astorian-game-over/489648/4 "2009-03-16T19:15:53Z")
1. Cork 2. The Corrs 3. The Committments 4. Ted Kennedy 5. Potato famine 6. Blarney Castle 7. Bushmills 8. Shepherd’s pie 9.Shannon 9. Fiddle ---
**Author:** ![VanLandry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/eb9ed0/32.png) [@VanLandry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VanLandry)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-st-paddys-day-march-17-by-astorian-game-over/489648/5 "2009-03-16T19:23:18Z")
1. Dublin 2. Celtic Frost 3. Far and Away 4. JFK 5. Great Potato Famine 6. Blarney Stone 7. Bushmills 8. Corned Beef 9. Kerry 10. fiddle ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-st-paddys-day-march-17-by-astorian-game-over/489648/6 "2009-03-16T19:23:59Z")
1. Cork 2. Sinead O’Connor 3. Darby O’Gill and the Little People 4. Ted Kennedy 5. Potato famine 6. Blarney Stone 7. Harp 8. Boxty 9. Shannon 10. Fiddle ---
**Author:** ![PatriotGrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-st-paddys-day-march-17-by-astorian-game-over/489648/7 "2009-03-16T19:28:00Z")
1. Cork 2. The Wolfe Tones 3. Far and Away 4. John F. Kennedy 5. The potato famine 6. the Blarney Stone 7. Baileys 8. fish and chips 9. Kelly 10 harp ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-st-paddys-day-march-17-by-astorian-game-over/489648/8 "2009-03-16T19:30:41Z")
1. Cork 2. Ian Clancy 3. Quiet man 4. Kennedy 5. Famine 6. Blarney stone 7. Harp 8. Corned beef @ cabbage 9. Shannon 10. fiddle ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-st-paddys-day-march-17-by-astorian-game-over/489648/9 "2009-03-16T19:30:57Z")
1. Cork 2. Enya 3. Darby O’Gill and the Little People 4. Barack Obama 5. The potato famine 6. The blarney stone 7. Harp 8. Stew 9. Kelly 10. Tin whistle Notes: 1: With my luck Mayo will win. 3: So help me, it’s the only thing I could think of. Hopefully it’ll be the only thing others think of, too. 4: Kerry or Kennedy would have been the safe bet, but enough has been made of Obama’s Irish ancestry that it might be in the public consciousness. 10: Could also be harp or fiddle, but those aren’t really distinctive of Irish music. Could be the bodhran, which is distinctive, but I doubt most folks will think of it. And most people think of bagpipes as more Scottish. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-st-paddys-day-march-17-by-astorian-game-over/489648/10 "2009-03-16T19:33:58Z")
1. Cork 2. Van Morrison 3. The Quiet Man 4. JFK 5. Potato famine 6. Blarney Stone 7. Harp 8. Corned beef 9. Shannon 10. Fiddle ---
**Author:** ![The\_Superhero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@The\_Superhero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Superhero)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-st-paddys-day-march-17-by-astorian-game-over/489648/11 "2009-03-16T19:43:04Z")
1. Cork 2. Van Morrison 3. The Quiet Man 4. John F. Kennedy 5. The Easter Rising 6. Blarney Stone 7. Jamesons 8. Fish and Chips 9. Kelly 10. Fiddle ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-st-paddys-day-march-17-by-astorian-game-over/489648/12 "2009-03-16T19:54:05Z")
1. Kerry 2. Sinéad O’Connor 3. _The Quiet Man_ 4. John Fitzgerald Kennedy 5. Potato famine 6. Blarney Stone 7. Jameson Irish Whiskey 8. Corned beef 9. Kelly 10. Fiddle ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-st-paddys-day-march-17-by-astorian-game-over/489648/13 "2009-03-16T19:55:11Z")
1. Cork 2. Van Morrison 3. The Quiet Man 4. John F. Kennedy 5. Potato Famine 6. Blarney Stone 7. Harp 8. Corned beef and cabbage 9. Shannon 10. Fiddle Notes: 4. Honorable Mention: Barack O’Bama ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-st-paddys-day-march-17-by-astorian-game-over/489648/14 "2009-03-16T19:56:07Z")
1. County Cork 2. Gaelic Storm 3. Waking Ned Devine 4. Ted Kennedy 5. Potato famine 6. Isle of Man 7. Harp 8. Fish and chips 9. Murphy 10. Fiddle ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-st-paddys-day-march-17-by-astorian-game-over/489648/15 "2009-03-16T19:56:26Z")
1. Derry 2. Sinead O’Connor 3. Michael Collins 4. JFK 5. Independence from UK 6. Guinnes Factory Tour 7. Jameson 8. Irish stew 9. Connor 10. Bagpipe ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-st-paddys-day-march-17-by-astorian-game-over/489648/16 "2009-03-16T19:57:19Z")
1. Cork 2. Van Morrison 3. The Quiet Man 4. John F. Kennedy 5. Potato famine 6. Blarney Stone 7. Jamesons 8. Corned beef & cabbage 9. Kelly 10. Bodhran 11. Where my family is from. 12. The Man! 13. Must actually watch this some day. 14. Or “Kayleigh.” 15. Gonna get killed on this one. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-st-paddys-day-march-17-by-astorian-game-over/489648/17 "2009-03-16T20:02:35Z")
1. Cork 2. The Cranberries 3. _The Commitments_ 4. JFK 5. Independence (of Eire), 1923ish 6. The Blarney Stone 7. Harp 8. Boiled cabbage 9. Kelly 10. Uilleann pipes 11. Here, of all places, I can’t believe only **El Kabong** and I thought of this. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-st-paddys-day-march-17-by-astorian-game-over/489648/18 "2009-03-16T20:03:24Z")
Note to **Dolores** : Boxty is a traditional potato pancake. > [@Chronos](#): > > 4: Kerry or Kennedy would have been the safe bet. If you mean John Kerry, you may be interested in [this discussion of his ancestry.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_kerry#Paternal_grandparents) ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-st-paddys-day-march-17-by-astorian-game-over/489648/19 "2009-03-16T20:03:28Z")
1. Cork 2. Sinead O’Connor 3. Angela’s Ashes 4. Edward Kennedy 5. potato famine 6. Blarney Stone 7. Harp 8. shepherd’s pie 9. Kelly 10. tin whistle ---
**Author:** ![rexnervous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-st-paddys-day-march-17-by-astorian-game-over/489648/20 "2009-03-16T20:07:11Z")
1. Cork 2. Van Morrison 3. Michael Collins 4. John F Kennedy 5. The Great Famine 6. Blarney Stone 7. Baileys 8. Irish stew 9. Bailey 10. Fiddle [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-st-paddys-day-march-17-by-astorian-game-over/489648.md?page=2)