45 Best Irish Puns for St. Patrick's Day 2023

There are plenty of things to do on St. Patrick's Day, and we're not just talking about drinking green beer. If you're looking to get the paddy started, go straight for the St. Patrick's Day puns. After all, everyone loves a good St. Patrick's Day joke. What better way to put a smile on someone's face than with some clover word play?

These punny Irish one-liners and riddles about leprechauns, green cocktails, four-leaf clovers, and more will get you tons O'Laughs (and maybe a few groans) on March 17. Use them to caption your Instagram posts of the best Irish food and St. Paddy's Day fun and games. You might even write one in a card to go along with a St. Patrick's Day gift. Even if you're just reading through the list for your own amusement, you're sure to get some mileage out of these St. Patrick's Day puns.

Irish Puns

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• If it ain't brogue, don't fix it.
• When the dance is over, the jig is up.
• How do Irish chefs keep track of all their cooking tools? They have a whisk-key.
• Irish you a whole pot of gold!
• That's a bunch of ba-larney.
• Irish puns are the most O'ffensive.
• What is a huge Irish spider called? A paddy long legs.
• It's time to paddy like the Irish do!
• How do Irish musicians show off on St. Patrick’s Day? They play their brag-pipes.
• Irish you were mine.
• I'm Dublin over with laughter.
• Why do Irish bakers use baking soda? It’s faster than Dublin the dough with yeast.
• Irish you a happy St. Patrick's Day.
• That dance was a jig mistake.
• Zero lucks given.
• Why was your Irish friend late? Their car brogue down.
• What’s Irish and stays out all night? Paddy O’Furniture.

Shamrock Puns

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• I found a four-leaf clover; now I be-leaf in luck.
• Let's have a sham-rockin' good time tonight!
• What do you call a fake Irish stone? A sham-rock.
• It ain't over till it's clover.
• Who says it's not easy being green?
• Let's sham-rock and roll.
• What’s Sylvester Stallone when he claims to be Irish? A sham Rock.
• Why did the McDonald's employee dance? Someone ordered a Shamrock Shake.
• You're so clover!

Leprechaun Puns

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• Keep calm and leprechaun.
• What's a leprechaun's favorite music? Sham-rock and roll.
• What's the difference between a magician and a leprechaun? One does hat tricks; the other does pat-tricks.
• How does a leprechaun make a rainbow? He lowers his head when it's stormy.
• Where do leprechauns go instead of Comic-Con? Lepre-Con.
• What did the leprechaun say when the video game ended? Game clover!

St. Patrick's Day Drinking Puns

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• What kind of beans go best with Guiness? Pint O'Beans.
• It’s a brew-tiful day for a St. Patrick's Day parade.
• Take a pitcher, it'll last longer.
• Irish I had another Guinness.
• I'm not Irish, but my coffee is.
• Jameson on St. Patrick’s Day? It’s worth a shot.
• How should you buy drinks on St. Patrick’s Day? With soda bread.
• Let's get lucked up on St. Patrick’s Day.
• Life of the paddy.
• This green beer looks pitcher-perfect.
• Irish you were beer!
• Don't worry, beer happy.
• Let's get the paddy started.

Erin Cavoto is the Editorial Assistant at ThePioneerWoman.com, covering food, holidays, home decor, and more.

Terri Robertson is the Senior Editor, Digital, at Country Living, where she shares her lifelong love of homes, gardens, down-home cooking, and antiques. 

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