How are you celebrating St. Patrick's Day
Mar 17th, 2006, 07:18 PM
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It's 3:15 pm on Saturday 18th here, so St Patrick's Day is long gone. To be honest I forgot about it, there being nothing to remind me. Traditionally it's never been a big deal in Australia, despite (or maybe because of) the high proportion of people here with Irish blood, which at one point in our history reached 50%.
In recent years it's been celebrated more widely, but more as yet another excuse to go to the pub than from any lingering sentimentality about the Ould Sod. That may well be an American thing.
Whatever the case, drink up. I suppose I could join you on the grounds that it's still St Patrick's Day somewhere. And in view of my mixed ancestry that would give me a good excuse to celebrate St George's, St Andrew's and St David's days. There's a thought.
In recent years it's been celebrated more widely, but more as yet another excuse to go to the pub than from any lingering sentimentality about the Ould Sod. That may well be an American thing.
Whatever the case, drink up. I suppose I could join you on the grounds that it's still St Patrick's Day somewhere. And in view of my mixed ancestry that would give me a good excuse to celebrate St George's, St Andrew's and St David's days. There's a thought.
Mar 18th, 2006, 05:28 AM
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Top of the mornin after St. Patrick's Day!
I spent the day playing Irish music with my band (Vinegar Hill) and the party continues tonight!
TMWeddle...you should have joined us at The Claddagh...it was a great celebrating with family, friends, and a pub full of new friends!
Slainte!
I spent the day playing Irish music with my band (Vinegar Hill) and the party continues tonight!
TMWeddle...you should have joined us at The Claddagh...it was a great celebrating with family, friends, and a pub full of new friends!
Slainte!
Mar 20th, 2006, 08:00 AM
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I took a friend from NY to the Dublin Parade and met my friend and her German counsins. Froze out butts off and could not see anything so we went for a coffee and down to the ceili outside near st stephens green...no one there at the 2pm start time so we went to the pub and watched all the Irish hiorses win in England that day and then the Irish beat England in Rugby the next day and won the triple crown. Can't ask for more than that 
We did not party too hard and went for Pizza Paddy's night....no one eats corned beef and cabbage here...that's American or maybe Irish American!
We did not party too hard and went for Pizza Paddy's night....no one eats corned beef and cabbage here...that's American or maybe Irish American!
Mar 21st, 2006, 05:15 AM
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oh Siobhan - I love corned beef & cabbage. I don't cook it regularly, but would have it occasionally!
I was in London to celebrate St. Patrick's Day (and the Gold Cup) in an Irish pub and to celebrate the Triple Crown victory the next day!!
I was in London to celebrate St. Patrick's Day (and the Gold Cup) in an Irish pub and to celebrate the Triple Crown victory the next day!!
Mar 22nd, 2006, 02:05 AM
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Cailin would you have that when you were a kid. My mum had never heard of it until she went to America and she keeps telling them its not a traditional meal! She was on TV in a local Florida station years back (only Irish person they could find) and she was giving her recipes out on air. I think she kinda made up some of it and then was worried she gave out the wrong measures...Too funny
Mar 22nd, 2006, 10:36 AM
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I play in an Irish ballad band, so we spent two nights, the 11th and the 17th, at St. Pat's dinners playing for 225 and 320 folks respectively, with the usual Irish-American favorites, corned beef and cabbage with potatoes. They had great home-made soda bread at both events. We do the traditional favorites, Black Velvet Band, A Nation Once Again, Finnegan's Wake, Dicey Reilly, etc. Much fun was had by all. It's the most Irish thing you can do in Eugene, Oregon.
Mar 22nd, 2006, 01:30 PM
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Geordie, I'm not sure I can decipher your question, but, from what I read, the Irish in New York adopted corned beef from their Jewish neighbors as a cheaper alternative to bacon in the traditional bacon and cabbage dish. The soda bread is very similar to what I've had in Ireland. Personally, I'd rather have some of the beef stew with Guinness that I had in O'Connor's pub in Doolin, but that's probably an American invention, as well. I really wish I could get the same quality of Guinness that's in Ireland. It's hard to find a good pint here.
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