Irish people

Glad you all enjoyed it!!

I think the reason St Patrick’s day has been celebrated the world over for so long is because there are so many generations of Irish all over the world. In America alone there are over 40 million who have Irish heritage alone. In the UK the roads were built mainly by the Irish, the Kennedys from Manchester and am I right in saying McAlpines were Irish (can be corrected on that one).

Whenever election time for an American President comes around, any candidate with an Irish background goes to Ireland because he / she knows they will get massive publicity back home. If it only generates an extra 20% in votes from Irish / Americans it was worthwhile. John F Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Barak Obama come to mind.

The Irish are known for a good party and who doesn’t like a good party so everyone wants to be Irish on St Patrick’s day and have a good time.
For such a small island and small population, the Irish have made their mark around the world.

Even Dolly Parton want's to be Irish on St Patrick's day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq55tPLEpFw

Roy and Mo Williams wrote:I would love it if people would remember and celebrate also St. Davids day, St Andrews day and St Georges day, they seem to come and go without being noticed.

I wouldn’t say the other Saints days go unnoticed. We were in Quesada on St George’s Day 4 or 5 years ago & it was celebrated a lot more than at home. Parties started in the afternoon & people had finished work early or taken the day off to celebrate.

HarvHar2018 wrote:Negativity strikes again

Pete31 wrote:

HarvHar2018 wrote:Negativity strikes again

Pete, please be careful to use the quote button if you want to make a point about any post, as the post above yours is not negative at all.

McAlpine was a Scot I believe.
Don’t forget that St.Patrick used the shamrock to teach about the Holy Trinity, and the shamrock symbolises Christianity in Ireland.
Unfortunately,nobody actually knows where St.Patrick was born. Some say he was kidnapped from Scotland, others suggest Wales and some think England . I was taught that he was kidnapped from Scotland and sold as a shepherd boy who spent many years looking after the sheep on Slemish mountain close to where I live. I believe Scotland is the most likely as Slemish,Co.Antrim is separated from Scotland by a short stretch of water and it would have been easy to transport slaves by boat. All this said, Patrick was a bright and intelligent boy who spent his life wandering around Ireland ,teaching about Christianity and spreading the word.
So, everyone of us can claim that he is ours!
Little did he think as a boy,surviving on Slemish that the whole world would one day celebrate his life on 17th March and they certainly do this in style and joy.
P.S.
We Irish/ Northern Irish all know how to enjoy ourselves and are naturally friendly and love nothing better than a bit of crack.