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luck of the Irishstresses
gen. везение (ирландцы считаются везунчиками по жизни: The miners that were working alongside Irish colleagues put their ability to source these mining fortunes down to sheer luck, rather than perseverance and diligence. What is this? The term 'the Luck of the Irish' is said to have followed successful miners from Ireland for the duration of the gold rush in America. Kantarella); удача (ирландцы считаются везунчиками по жизни Kantarella)
amer. неудача (в память о множестве бедствий Ирландии и злоключениях ирландских эмигрантов в Америке Pirvolajnen); невезение (Pirvolajnen); злосчастье (Pirvolajnen)
idiom. ирландская удачливость ("Eoin O'Faodhagain of Ireland made news last month when he was one of two people to report seeing Nessie over the span of just five days. (...) "To see Nessie once is unbelievable but twice in a month is fantastic," he marveled, "it's the luck of the Irish, I suppose." To that end, O'Faodhagain just might be the most prolific Nessie spotter in history." – coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver); ирландское везение ("Eoin O'Faodhagain of Ireland made news last month when he was one of two people to report seeing Nessie over the span of just five days. (...) "To see Nessie once is unbelievable but twice in a month is fantastic," he marveled, "it's the luck of the Irish, I suppose." To that end, O'Faodhagain just might be the most prolific Nessie spotter in history." (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver)