In Tucson, the same could nearly be said of Cinco de Mayo. ;)
My Irish ancestors come from my maternal grandfather's line - and they stopped to work in the coal mines of Scotland (and run a public house) for a generation before moving on to the US in between 1910 and 1923. Some still live in the same little Scottish mining town, and I met them when I visited in '96.
I agree with everything you said about St Pat's, fwiw. For myself, I crocheted a shamrock (mostly to see if I could), and we're having corned beef, roasted (not boiled) cabbage and root vegetables for supper, and I bought a loaf of soda bread (because I've never had it - it's like a giant raisin scone, apparently). Added a bottle of Guinness to the corned beef. Any excuse to eat well - I'm sure my Irish ancestors would approve of that.
The history of the Irish and the Irish in America is definitely worth pondering at least one day a year.
Will not be getting shit-faced, because drinking's (mysteriously) never been my strong suit.
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My Irish ancestors come from my maternal grandfather's line - and they stopped to work in the coal mines of Scotland (and run a public house) for a generation before moving on to the US in between 1910 and 1923. Some still live in the same little Scottish mining town, and I met them when I visited in '96.
I agree with everything you said about St Pat's, fwiw. For myself, I crocheted a shamrock (mostly to see if I could), and we're having corned beef, roasted (not boiled) cabbage and root vegetables for supper, and I bought a loaf of soda bread (because I've never had it - it's like a giant raisin scone, apparently). Added a bottle of Guinness to the corned beef. Any excuse to eat well - I'm sure my Irish ancestors would approve of that.
The history of the Irish and the Irish in America is definitely worth pondering at least one day a year.
Will not be getting shit-faced, because drinking's (mysteriously) never been my strong suit.