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St Patrick's Day Gifts
“...the greener, the better,” we say!. Some people might use the phrase to denote a switch to a more earth-friendly lifestyle. But the words have additional significance for us at Rooted in Ireland. In a most appropriate “green” spirit, our small company has begun making a difference to the Emerald Isle and the entire world by bringing the green back to a place whose very name makes people think of the color. Near the spot Saint Patrick built the first stone church in 445 A.D., our company has taken root!
Ireland is currently the most treeless country in Europe. It’s an astonishingly tragic fact, especially considering the close kinship the ancient Celts had with the forest. It was a significant part of our economy, culture—even impacting our language and surnames. To help bring the green back to Ireland, Rooted in Ireland has decided to plant and maintain memorial oak trees. Rooted in Ireland is quick to remind people of the ancient proverb that says, “A society grows great when they plant trees whose shade they will never sit in.” Our company has a fierce feeling of connection with both the rich historic emotion memorial oak trees can evoke as well as the “green” environmental impact oxygen- and acorn-producing trees can bring back to the deforested region.
Greener Gifts for St. Patrick’s Day
To further help our memorial oak tree planting mission, we have established a complementary new site, Great Gifts from Ireland. The money made in sales from the recently launched website goes to support the original focus of the group – a 9 acre grove of young oak trees planted in a place oaks were once plentiful. The location overlooks historic Armagh, “the city of saints and scholars” which was the historical center of St. Patrick’s congregation.
Great Gifts from Ireland features Irish gifts that range from the unique to the more traditional with the goal always being that the products carried are fun and of high quality. There are collectable wooden spoons, Newbridge Silverware lighters, Guinness “Drinking Socks” and shot glasses with either the claddagh or a traditional Irish blessing. Authentic Irish gifts for St. Patrick’s Day abound at Great Gifts from Ireland. Stone key rings carved with the shamrock (the same symbol St. Patrick used to teach the concept of the Trinity), brass St. Brigid’s crosses and handcrafted Celtic crosses made from the very turf of the brilliant Emerald Isle are among the unique Irish gifts that make a visit to Great Gifts from Ireland a wonderful online treat.
Beyond the assortment of gifts and clothing that help make Great Gifts from Ireland such a wonderful place to get St. Patrick’s Day gifts (and truly, gifts for every day or occasion) are those greenest of all gifts, the Irish gifts which started it all—Rooted in Ireland’s memorial oak trees. For just under $100, you can give the greatest and greenest gift of all, a tree that will grow and symbolize the strength of the love you feel for the person your oak memorializes. And, in case you need one more reason to buy a great green gift from Ireland for St. Patrick’s Day—up to 10 % of the price you pay for a memorial oak tree goes to Marie Curie Cancer Research.
Go ahead, feel good about St. Patrick’s Day gifts you give this year—Go green with Great Gifts from Ireland.
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