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Post by shanniebananie on Mar 17, 2021 17:38:59 GMT
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wellway
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Post by wellway on Mar 17, 2021 17:51:52 GMT
The main Irish broadcaster/news service only ever refers to the day as St Patrick's Day Lots of articles today with St Patrick's Day mentioned often www.rte.ieThat said, Happy St Patrick's Day to all. |
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Post by mnmloveli on Mar 17, 2021 17:57:02 GMT
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Post by ntsf on Mar 17, 2021 19:11:46 GMT
or as my bartender son says.. "its hell day!! amatuer hour.".. my atheist son asked me to pray for him. our irish relatives are protestant from northern ireland.. left there to get away from the troubles.. and didn't celebrate that day.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2021 19:47:58 GMT
It's only really referred to as St Patrick's day here.
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Post by maryland on Mar 17, 2021 21:09:32 GMT
I had no idea! But we really don't do anything for St. Patrick's Day, so I haven't heard it called anything else. But I would have thought it was Patty as Pat is a nickname for Patrick. I learned something new!
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Montannie
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Post by Montannie on Mar 17, 2021 21:13:40 GMT
Thank you! I cringe at "St. Patty" too!
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AmeliaBloomer
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Mar 17, 2021 21:19:55 GMT
Interesting. I grew up in a very Irish American world and everybody said/says “St. Patrick’s.” I think I’ve maybe seen the “nickname” on merchandise, though.
In our house, the day’s controversy instead always swirled around the fact that it irked my father (“got his Irish up,” actually) that he was the only one of the neighbors who followed US flag rules: On St. Patrick’s Day, he hung out his Irish flag WITH an American flag and a few inches lower.
[The man was a stickler. God forbid we were indoors and men had not removed their hats... (Himself viewed it just another reason to vote against Trump.)]
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