The Chance in Your Arm

Do you know the story behind or one of the stories behind a chance in your arm? No, this is what I love. It doesn't need to be related to Kismit. So it really is linked with a feud between two Irish families in the 15th century. The Earl of Ormond had taken refuge in Dublin's St Patrick's Cathedral. He cut a hole and put his arm through it as a gesture of peace. And that is the true origin of Chancing Your Arm.

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