Eat, drink & be Irish

“If you’re lucky enough to be Irish, you’re lucky enough. If not, you can wait until St. Patrick’s Day when everyone is Irish.”

Our party guests
Everyone is a little Irish today 💚

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️

Saint Patrick’s Cathedral Armagh lit up for Saint Patrick’s Day.

St. Patrick’s Day, feast day (March 17) of St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland. Born in Roman Britain in the late 4th century, he was kidnapped at the age of 16 and taken to Ireland as a slave. He escaped but returned about 432 ce to convert the Irish to Christianity.

All above is confirmed by being married to my Irish man ☘️ 😅

Do most folks even know what the Luck of the Irish means? It’s only by sheer luck the Irish overcame everything thrown at them! God bless the Irish ☘️

Meanwhile in Dublin: the temple bar all set up for st Patrick’s Day

When the Irish Stew is bubbling and the pie is hot, and the Irish Tea is steeping in a little Irish pot. When the room is warm with laughter and the songs are bright and bold, and there’s poetry and magic in the stories that are told. Isn’t it a blessing, isn’t it just grand to know the heart & soul of you belong to IRELAND.

Our St. Patrick’s Day was delicious.

Irish stew – home made by Scott and complimented by our guest from the Chicago region “this is the taste of my grandma’s stew” 💚
Wee burgers

Once a solemn religious holiday, it didn’t take on the drinking stereotype until America started celebrating the day, and in case you are wondering why Americans celebrate St. Patrick’s Day:

• 30.7 million U.S. residents claimed Irish ancestry in 2022.

• Cook County, Illinois, which includes Chicago, is the nation’s county with the largest Irish-American population, according to 2022 data. The population comes in at 418,997.

• 112,251 U.S. residents were born in Ireland.

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Chicago: the Chicago river in green for St. Patrick’s Day 💚 *thanks Saskia, for sharing the photo!
Chicago ☘️
In fact, the whole world is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day ☘️
Irish ☘️
Cheers 🍻

Thanks for joining our party last night! We had a great night!

💚 Happy St. Patrick’s Day ☘️

One thought on “Eat, drink & be Irish

  1. Yes, it is crazy the difference between how St. Paddy’s Day is celebrated in the US vs. in Ireland. Casey was in Ireland once on St. Pat’s Day and no celebrating.

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