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[Hi all,
I just want to take this oppertunity to send St Patricks Day greetings to all. Especially though to those who may have Irish roots.
we are in for a good weekend. As it falls on a Sat. this year we are having a bank holiday on monday, so a nice long weekend for us.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

Not meaning to sound rude, but do the Irish do anything other than party to celebrate St. Patrick? Is there any folk-lore stuff?

Happy St. Patricks Days!

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Manda.

"Wouldn't it be nice
For maybe an hour
To not have a care."

OH is from Belfast so we'll have a bit of a celebration tomorrow but tomorrow night will be busy for me - bouncing at the club and it's open all day for St Paddy's Day so there will be a lot of drunken Oirishmen about by the time I have to start work.
Anyway, gotta stay sensible for Mummy's Day on Sunday !

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Rat

British by birth
Scottish by the Grace of God

Blog updated Wednesday November 13th

Oh, come on SBP, the celebration is all about singing all the old songs, remembering the Celtic past and getting wonderfully 'out of it' in His Name (isn't it?)

I lived in SomersTown in London once whhere there was a marvelous pub called the Lion and the Lamb. It was full of Scottish/Irish Catholics who used to pole in after Mass on Saturday. They had a band which played every week: accordian and drums; all the locals had their own seats, and used to sing their own songs. There would be an unholy scrum if someone tried to sing someone else's song - tables and chairs flying.
It was the most warm and welcoming place I found in London. When I visited after moving away it was 'Hello, how are you, come in, sit down....' The very spirit of Paddy.

I shall put the Dubliners/Pogues and Chieftans and Kellys Heroes and sing my heart out tomorrow night. Used to go to the labour Club before 'nulab' closed it down.

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Regards, Jane
What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy? The creative adult is the child who has survived.
Ursula LeGuin
http://www.etribes.com/madderbat

There are many good reasons for drinking,
One has just entered my head-
If a man doesn't drink when he's living,
How the hell can he drink when he's dead?


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When we drink, we get drunk.
When we get drunk, we fall asleep.
When we fall asleep, we commit no sin.
When we commit no sin, we go to heaven.
So, let's all get drunk, and go to heaven!



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May the Irish hills caress you.
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.


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For each petal on the shamrock.
This brings a wish your way
Good health, good luck, and happiness
For today and every day.

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If I could be anywhere in the world tomorrow there is ony one place I would want to be .Dublin , In the Temple bar area .

Slainte

More info on St Patrick -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick

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Et tū, quis es?

Got it in one madderbat

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Et tū, quis es?

Yes, Manda there is folk-lore stuff but its usually in the pubs. When i say that I mean traditional Irish pubs. Theres a fireworks display tomorrow night. There will be amusements for the children in the city centre. There will be Irish groups playing traditional in the city centre. As with every big city, there will be a mixture of all kinds but it will mainly be based around all things Irish, especially as there will be so many foreign visitors in Dublin for thr parade.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

Beefy, could'nt agree with you more. We have a bank holiday here on Monday as St Paddys day falls on a Saturday this year, so, another extra day to party.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

I've only been to Ireland once, we spent a week in Tipperary, but we visited Cashel and saw some Irish high crosses. We also found a rag tree within a stone circle, that formed a sort of apotrapaic cordon. Also when we were looking around an old half-ruined church there was a sign on the wall saying something like 'No burials here'. Odd we thought, and then realised why, there was a 'newish' burial dug (with bits of bone scattered on the surface of the 'mound' from digging the hole), it must have been Romany's (?) still using the church for burials?

Amazing juxtaposition of pagan and catholic. Would love to go back and see the Boyne Valley.

Enjoy St. Patricks Day Bramble.

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Manda.

"Wouldn't it be nice
For maybe an hour
To not have a care."

Im off to bed now but I want to wish everybody (and I do mean EVERYBODY)a happy St Patricks Day for tomorrow.

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Et tū, quis es?

Well, I'll be happy to raise a St Patrick's glass to each and every one!

Just don't make me drink the guinness, will you?

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Hazel
www.hazelandjanesallotment.blogspot.com
update Tues 02/12/2008......End of year report!.....

Have a great day each and all. Might need to get some guinness in here though.

Footy day too.

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Bright Blessings
Earthbabe
If at first you don't succeed, open a bottle of wine.

Top of the mornin to ya!!!

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My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

And Ireland beat Italy at the rugby too!

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Regards, Jane
What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy? The creative adult is the child who has survived.
Ursula LeGuin
http://www.etribes.com/madderbat

And then France bear Scotland and we lost the Siz Nations by ONE point.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

Judging by the complete lack of draft Guinness at Tesco this afternoon it should be a good St Paddy's night.

I work for a Co. Donegal lass and a friend went back to live in Co. Cork last year - she says the English celebrate Paddy's day better than the Irish.

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it's written in the wind that we're two, carved out in the sand that we're real,
it's lit up in the stars that we're true, we're destined in the sky to be glad
Paul Weller
http://johntygreentoes.blogspot.com/

Hazel - I am very disappointed. For a girl that appreciates a drop of IPA (!) how can you diss the sacred Guinness?

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it's written in the wind that we're two, carved out in the sand that we're real,
it's lit up in the stars that we're true, we're destined in the sky to be glad
Paul Weller
http://johntygreentoes.blogspot.com/

Irish stew, Irish soda bread,Guinness and Bushmills....(hic!)
....and wonderful company.....

I go along with all that Nicos, but it has to be Jemeson whiskey. yum yum.

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And when you're back stops aching,
And you're hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.

Rudyard Kipling.

Considering I live less than two miles from Bushmills distillery - Im with you Nicos

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Et tū, quis es?

On this day, I am happy to be in a minority - slainte!

Anyway, can't discuss proper beer on a St Paddy's day thread, JG!

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Hazel
www.hazelandjanesallotment.blogspot.com
update Tues 02/12/2008......End of year report!.....

Flew back from Belfast on Saturday afternoon - I've never been on such a quiet aeroplane! We were over in a wee place in County Down celebrating my Granny's 80th on Friday so we headed back on Paddy's Day - t'was bliss.

On our first visit to Dublin a few years ago - we got into a taxi and asked the driver what there was to do in Dublin to which he replied "Dya loik ta drink?" He couldn't think of anything else to do other than visist Temple Bar for drinks, visit the Bushmills distillery and the Guiness place. Made us chuckle.

Happy belated Paddy's Day everyone.