Wednesday March 17, 2010

For the small group of you that may not know today is the day known as St. Patrick's Day.

St. Patrick's Day honors St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. We celebrate St. Patrick's Day on March 17. Americans march in parades, dance the Irish jig and gather to sing Irish songs. People wear green in memory of Ireland, the Emerald Isle and wear shamrocks, clover with three leaves.

March 17 was not the day St. Patrick was born but the day he died. Even though we don't know the date of his birth, most scholars believe the year was 385 AD and the year of his death was 461 AD.

St. Patrick was born in Wales, studied religion to become a priest and then went to Ireland to teach the people about God. There are many wonderful stories about St. Patrick, some true and some not true. The most famous legend is that he drove the snakes out of Ireland. This did not happen but the Irish will tell you that you cannot find a snake throughout the whole country of Ireland.

And for those of us of Scottish Descent... Scaroo tha Ireesh!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

I am going to read some of Frank McCourt's "Angela's Ashes" today.

I had several beers at lunch today to celebrate my teensie tiny sliver of Irish heritage. Friends had corned beef and cabbage but I was considerate to my staff and stuck with roast beef - yummy!

I drank out of a green coffee mug.. does that count?

tis my day. it celebrates me.

and just like any other weekday, i've worked my arse off today. i thought about maybe working on something in the garage.

John Brown wrote: And for those of us of Scottish Descent... Scaroo tha Ireesh!

But, what if I like green beer.

yea St. Paddy's day....

once an Irish man walked out of a pub................ wait, wait it really could happen...

My ancestors were Scots, Irish (both north and south, Manx and an obscure bunch of Celts that would take entirely too long to explain. On days like today we Celts should stand together. Good thing I like Guinness, Jamesons, and scotch. Remember Tartan Day is coming up April 6th!

While great separately, I don't think corned beef and cabbage and haggis on the same plate would be a good idea.

I just got a bunch of Irish beer.

<- born in Ireland

<- has an Irish/EU passport

<- didn't wear green

Wore a green shirt. It was the only work shirt that was clean.

I wore green shoes, and had a Jameson and Soda....twas a good deay.

jgp1843 wrote: My ancestors were Scots, Irish (both north and south, Manx and an obscure bunch of Celts that would take entirely too long to explain.

Spirits and biology.

That didn't take long, did it?

The movie Quiet Man was not on any cable channel yesterday, I'm bummed.