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The Portland landmark has gotten a new location a whopping six inches to the west of its old location.

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A deeper look at the beloved Irish holiday With about one-quarter of Canadians (4.5 million) who have some degree of Irish roots, it’s no wonder we embrace celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. With the pandemic still in place, people who wish to celebrate the Irish holiday may be out of luck. However, since we can’t go out, let’s take a closer look at common beliefs and traditions to separate fact from fiction. For example, St. Patrick’s Day was not always associated with the colour green. Originally, the official colour identified with St. Patrick was sky blue. George III created the Ord...

artran/iStock via Getty Images “Ireland” may be the first answer that comes to mind when asked where in the world you might be most likely to spot a leprechaun, but Portland, Oregon, is home to its very own population of tiny, pot-o’-gold-loving Irishmen, too. They’ve even got a dedicated area—Mill Ends Park—to prove it. Here are 11 fun facts about what has been described as “the only leprechaun colony west of Ireland.” 1. Mill Ends Park is the creation of journalist Dick Fagan. Upon his return home from World War II in 1946, Dick Fagan went back to work as a journalist at the...