The odds of finding a lucky four-leaf clover are 10,000 to 1!
TODAY is St Patrick's Day, the annual festival in celebration of Ireland's most popular saints.
Far from being exclusive to our neighbours to the west, it has grown over the years to become arguably the most global international holiday.
Here are nine figures about Ireland and St Patrick's Day you may or may not be aware of!
13 million - The number of pints of Guinness that are drunk worldwide on St Patrick's Day.
5.5 million - The number of pints of Guinness that are consumed on an average day worldwide.
500,000 - The number of people who will turn out for today's St Patrick's Day parade in Dublin.
33.3 million - The number of people living in the USA who claim to have Irish ancestry.
387 - The year St Patrick was born.
March 17, 461 - The date St Patrick died.
10,000 - The number of three leaf clovers to every lucky four leaf one.
1,000,000 - The number of people turning out for the St Patrick's Day parade in New York City.
4.6 million - The population of the Republic Of Ireland.
Source: http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/St-Patrick-s-Day-odds-finding-leaf-clover-Irish/story-26186815-detail/story.html
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