I leave you with a traditional Irish blessing: “May the Irish hills caress you, may her lakes and rivers bless you, may the luck of the Irish enfold you, and may the blessings of St. Patrick behold you”.
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St. Patrick, who was a medieval bishop elevated to the patron saint of Ireland, is still celebrated on March 17 – the date on which he is believed to have died. Network explains the origins of some of the Irish holiday’s traditions. The annual Cheltenham Festival horse races in the United Kingdom are a St. Patrick’s Day staple that attracts top Irish teams, and race goers like Paddy Cusack, alike. This week’s Kids Speak Out prompt was “St. Patrick’s Day is about…”
American St. Patrick’s Day revelers will spend on average $36.52 per person each year, totaling a combined $4.6 billion, according to a report by the National Retail Federation.
St. Patrick’s Day also reminds me of green, lots of green, and four leaf clovers because they are lucky. Well green is the one of the colors in Ireland’s tri-color flag. The Irish were demonised as violent alcoholics, with Irish immigrants accused of stealing native’s jobs. It’s St. Patrick’s Day.
Meteorologist Nick Johnston can’t wear green or he’ll disappear on your TV screen!
I have written before about the strong ties between Savannah and the Irish diaspora – the term referring to the scattering of people and culture that were formerly concentrated in one place. We’ve compiled 6 major things to avoid doing this holiday weekend to make sure you can keep your budget in check.
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But on St. Patrick’s Day, about 3 million pints of Guinness are downed, according to Guinness in an email to USA TODAY Network. In Dublin, where parade-goers heard this brass marching band, the celebrations looked much as they do in North American cities. It was fantastic. Ireland is a great country to visit. But by the early 1600s, Saint Patrick’s Day had become inextricably linked to the green shamrock, leading to the modern emerald-hued celebration. The emphasis on green didn’t occur until the 18 century when it became associated with the Irish independence movement.
