In honour of St. Patrick's Day, I have created the following subjective and by no means authoritative list of the top ten things Ireland has given the world (enjoy):
10. Owen Nolan - an Irish hockey player? Gotta have him on the list (even though he grew up in Ontario).
9. U2 - Greatest Rock Band in the World. Perhaps that's a self-given title, nevertheless from the name (like The Edge), the classics, the personalities and humanitarian efforts, their stage presence is undeniable - and to them all the world is truly a stage.
8. Speaking of the stage: Daniel Day Lewis; Kenneth Branagh; Geraldine Fitzgerald; George Bernard Shaw - okay I cheated by putting a number of drama personalities...I could have put more.
7. C.S. Lewis - genius, enough said.
6. Color Photography - Changed the way we see the world.
5. Chocolate Milk - mmmmm, just ask my girls how delightful chocolate milk is.
4. Guinness - mmmm, just ask me...
3. Cure for Leprosy - I don't think any comment or justification is needed.
2. Portable Defibrillator - Many lives brought back from the brink of the hereafter thanks to this.
1. The Irish Accent - just the sound of their song like accent has been known to jump-start a few hearts through the ages.
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