![Workers roll potentially lifesaving barrels of Guinness in June 1955 on a quayside in Dublin.](https://will.illinois.edu/images/uploads/48392/stpday__medium.jpg)
For St. Patrick’s Day, A True Tale Of 8 Sailors Saved By Guinness
If you're picking up a glass of Guinness this St. Patrick's Day, savor it while pondering this story from 1917, when Ireland's famous stout was cause for true celebration: It saved lives.