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  • John Brown

    March 17, 2010 7:11 a.m. John Brown MegaDork

    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!

  • pete240z

    March 17, 2010 7:27 a.m. pete240z Dork

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

  • pigeon

    March 17, 2010 2:21 p.m. pigeon HalfDork

    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!

  • DukeOfUndersteer

    March 17, 2010 2:23 p.m. DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork

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

  • patgizz

    March 17, 2010 2:50 p.m. patgizz SuperDork

    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.

  • jwdmotorsports

    March 17, 2010 2:54 p.m. jwdmotorsports Dork

    John Brown wrote:

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

    But, what if I like green beer.

  • wbjones

    March 17, 2010 3:53 p.m. wbjones HalfDork

    yea St. Paddy's day....

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

  • jgp1843

    March 17, 2010 6:20 p.m. jgp1843 HalfDork

    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.

  • 96DXCivic

    March 17, 2010 8:48 p.m. 96DXCivic HalfDork

    I just got a bunch of Irish beer.

  • autoxrs

    March 17, 2010 9:02 p.m. autoxrs New Reader

    <- born in Ireland

    <- has an Irish/EU passport

    <- didn't wear green

  • Toyman01

    March 17, 2010 9:58 p.m. Toyman01 Dork

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

  • maroon92

    March 17, 2010 10:05 p.m. maroon92 PowerDork

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

  • oldsaw

    March 17, 2010 10:15 p.m. oldsaw Dork

    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?

  • 914Driver

    March 18, 2010 5:53 a.m. 914Driver UltraDork

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

 

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