Mr. Joseph Irwin lived in Bart, a township in southeastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

This rich agricultural area remains rural; more than 50% of the residents speak a Pennsylvania-German dialect.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_Township,_Pennsylvania

In March of 1914 (probably), Mr. Irwin received a St. Patrick’s Day greeting from his daughter, Sara.

Sara mailed the postcard from Kirkwood, a small farming community in southeast Lancaster County, not far from the borders of Maryland and Delaware.

Bart Township is about 7 miles north of Kirkwood.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkwood,_Pennsylvania

The face of the postcard is a beautiful seascape beneath green hills.

The scene is overshadowed by a rustic frame adorned with symbols of Ireland.

Upon the green wood, the image of a harp and a long clay pipe are impressed.

Red letters proclaim, “Wishing you all the joys of Saint Patrick’s Day”.

On the reverse, Dara shares the harrowing tale of a return home, presumably from seeing her father.

She writes, “We reached home safe at 6:10; the roads very deep.”

This sounds like a March snow storm, but Sara’s message proceeds to relate that Thomas was taken to the kitchen to “print butter” and that “we found two goose eggs this morning”.

Sara concludes by reporting “the boys are delightful” and sends her love.

One hopes that Mr. Irwin was relieved to know that the family returned home safely and that he understood the importance of the butter and the goose eggs.