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The heck with St. Patrick's Day Green. I'm wearing my
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Mar 17, 2023, 7:14 AM
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Clemson Tiger Orange!!!! Go Tigers!
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Irish flag is Green, White and Orange!
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Mar 17, 2023, 7:22 AM
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Didn't know that. I guess I can wear Clemson orange and
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Mar 17, 2023, 7:42 AM
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join in on the Irish celebration.
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Green stands for Catholics, white denotes truce
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Mar 17, 2023, 7:42 AM
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and orange is for the Protestants (William the Orange) - or so they say.
John C Calhoun's family tree goes up through County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. The Reverend Thomas Alexander Colquhoun had several sons that migrated to the colonies. After the Revolution, one migrated South and the other migrated West.
I doubt Clemson chose orange for its colors because of this, but it is an interesting side fact all the same.
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Interesting! Learning a little history this day.***
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Mar 17, 2023, 7:45 AM
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Re: Green stands for Catholics, white denotes truce
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Mar 17, 2023, 7:55 AM
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One quick correction. The ones who migrated to the South and the West were the kids of the brothers that came across. I always like referring the Reverend since he has some old pictures out there that make him more easily identifiable. James (or Patrick) was buried in Pennsylvania. His son Patrick came down to South Carolina and he was John C's father.
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See "Alba gu bràth" below
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Mar 17, 2023, 8:13 AM
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The Reverend was the son of William Colquhoun, who was the son of Sir Robert, of Dunbarton, Scotland. A fair number of Scots were given land in Northern Ireland way back when:
"In the early seventeenth century 20–30,000 Scots crossed the North Channel into Ireland. Together they formed part of one of the most significant movements of people in these islands.
Many came to the settlements in north-east County Down encouraged by two Ayrshire Scots, Sir James Hamilton and Sir Hugh Montgomery, from 1606 onwards. Others settled in County Antrim on the lands of the MacDonnells and others.
The official Plantation that affected counties Armagh, Cavan, Donegal, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone was different, for here settlement was not purely the result of private endeavour, but rather was part of a government-directed scheme of colonisation.
This was Scotland's first, and ultimately most successful, project of colonisation beyond its shores."
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Re: Green stands for Catholics, white denotes truce
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Mar 17, 2023, 9:10 AM
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In Northern Ireland they have a holiday or festival each year that I believe is called the Marching of the Orange.
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Erin go Bragh
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Mar 17, 2023, 7:47 AM
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And Go Tigers!
Probably spelled that wrong…but you get it. 😉
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Alba gu bràth - for the Scots that migrated to Ireland
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Mar 17, 2023, 8:03 AM
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Way back in the day. Scotland forever!
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Got my green on with a Clemson belt***
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Mar 17, 2023, 7:52 AM
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Re: The heck with St. Patrick's Day Green. I'm wearing my
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Mar 17, 2023, 7:54 AM
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SOLID ORANGE ST. PATRICKS DAY!!!
Go Tigers!!!
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Re: The heck with St. Patrick's Day Green. I'm wearing my
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Mar 17, 2023, 8:03 AM
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Clemson Tiger Orange!!!! Go Tigers!
I'm wearing a brown UPS uniform like I do every Monday thru Friday
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Re: The heck with St. Patrick's Day Green. I'm wearing my
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Mar 17, 2023, 8:33 AM
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Happy Solid Orange Friday!
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I already got pinched this morning for not wearing green.
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Mar 17, 2023, 9:03 AM
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Not fair, I was not even awake and conscious enough yet to know it was St. Patrick's Day.
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