Yank here. This rings true. On the other hand, you can cross out Irish and insert Mexican in 49 days. 😉
Have a good holiday.
Who cares?
They say their Irish, they don’t say their Irish, they say their Zulu, it makes no difference to my life, but they get to feel like they belong while we’re all having a knees up.
Why is this such an irritant for some?
To be fair they invented St. Patricks Day parades and we copied them when we realised there was money to be made.
I mean, they made the day popular.
A lot of them had their parades last weekend
Let’s all just enjoy the day, no?
Honestly, the more the merrier.
Ah well, it’s all in fun!
I eagerly await an American unironically posting “Happy St Patty’s Day!! From an Irish-American 🇺🇸❤️🇨🇮”
As an Irish man I think it’s nice that people of Irish heritage value it as much as they do. Leave them at it if it makes them happy. It was also the same Irish-Americans that supported the Fenian movement during the Rising, and War of Independence with funding and weapons. Their parades are better than ours. Even the Taoiseach goes to the States for the day.
Edit: Thank you for the award.
2nd Edit: thanks for the awards.
I am *Scot*-Irish American, thank you very much. My ancestry is made of awkward.
My ancestors: Hi, neighbours!
Irish: *cock their rifles
My ancestors: …..Bye, neighbours!
*book it across the Pond
We’re lucky to have them.
I know in Ireland corned beef is not a thing. But here in America, corned beef is eaten on St. Patrick’s Day (not sure why, but as long as I remember a traditional St. Patrick’s day meal is corned beef, cabbage, potatoes and carrots). Today happens to be a Friday during Lent, but our local bishop is allowing people to eat corned beef today. The same thing happened a couple years back.
I just wanted to give you an amusing story that you in Ireland probably find ridiculous.
Hey, Man, you guys totally stole Tony the Tiger from us!
Nothing wrong with it at all, in fact im thankful that our Irish cousins in the States have our backs.
Yank here. I was lucky enough to cap off a 5-month backpacking trip on your island this winter. Explored Dingle, spent Christmas on Inishmore, saw the ruins of the family’s homestead in Swineford, and traveled from Cork to Westport. I loved every single moment of it.
Today my Mayo flag is flying proudly outside my house in Colorado. Yeah, it’s a bit cringy. We overdo it but I love our historic connections. Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit!
I’d rather American’s be happy wanting to be happy, than bitter DUP loving loyalists posting… Full Stop.. Just posting.. 🤣
It always makes a great night out to be actually irish in America..
Do people in Ireland wear tacky costumes and beards and such? Do they drink green beer?
This is actually pretty funny.
Irish decent but spent my whole life in England. Just got my Irish passport! Happy St Pats everyone.
Took part in , not just attended, the parade in Galway today : was fab.
I’m normally not a fan of them, but the parade today was more of a party than the dour things of the 1970s & 1980s.
I’ve no idea why ye love them, but keep on doing it : I’ll be back next year…with bells on.
The groups from all our new communities in particular were fantastic to see.
American here. I love learning of my heritage but not a fan of the day. Most I do is pour two glasses one for me and one for my friends I lost during my time in the military. But personally never understood the whole “wear green and go to a trashy Applebee’s”
Born in America here , adopted into a family by a mom who taught my sister and I about different types of culture . My adopted mother wasn’t Irish but she loved the culture , the music and taught us everything she could about it . I get my passion from her and from my god mother who traveled to Ireland every year with her church .
I love Ireland as if it’s home because of the passion that was instilled in me from a young age . I can’t speak for other Americans but I have a lot of respect for the culture that I was taught about and for the beautiful land that Ireland is. My husband and I want to visit next year for the first time , my mom never got to go so I will carry her spirit with me when we go .
The amount of backwards tricolours I’ve seen on Instagram is hilarious, everyone got that Ivory Coast pride 🇨🇮
I’m not Irish at all 0% and actively browse this sub. You guys will always be dear to my heart
I was pleasantly surprised to find this comment thread full of lovely people who seem to understand. Thanks for being cool.
I’m American. Great grandmother came to Chicago when she was in her twenties. My partner’s grandmother (living) is Irish…as in raised there, has an accent. So I like to think I can actually say we have Irish ancestors on this day. We stayed home tonight but marked the occasion with Kerrygold cheddar, butter, soda bread, Guinness and Paddy’s Whiskey. Then we watched The Wind that Shakes the Barley, sobbed at the ending, and as the credits rolled wished each other “Happy St. Patrick’s Day”.
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Yank here. This rings true. On the other hand, you can cross out Irish and insert Mexican in 49 days. 😉
Have a good holiday.
Who cares?
They say their Irish, they don’t say their Irish, they say their Zulu, it makes no difference to my life, but they get to feel like they belong while we’re all having a knees up.
Why is this such an irritant for some?
To be fair they invented St. Patricks Day parades and we copied them when we realised there was money to be made.
I mean, they made the day popular.
A lot of them had their parades last weekend
Let’s all just enjoy the day, no?
Honestly, the more the merrier.
Ah well, it’s all in fun!
I eagerly await an American unironically posting “Happy St Patty’s Day!! From an Irish-American 🇺🇸❤️🇨🇮”
As an Irish man I think it’s nice that people of Irish heritage value it as much as they do. Leave them at it if it makes them happy. It was also the same Irish-Americans that supported the Fenian movement during the Rising, and War of Independence with funding and weapons. Their parades are better than ours. Even the Taoiseach goes to the States for the day.
Edit: Thank you for the award.
2nd Edit: thanks for the awards.
I am *Scot*-Irish American, thank you very much. My ancestry is made of awkward.
My ancestors: Hi, neighbours!
Irish: *cock their rifles
My ancestors: …..Bye, neighbours!
*book it across the Pond
We’re lucky to have them.
I know in Ireland corned beef is not a thing. But here in America, corned beef is eaten on St. Patrick’s Day (not sure why, but as long as I remember a traditional St. Patrick’s day meal is corned beef, cabbage, potatoes and carrots). Today happens to be a Friday during Lent, but our local bishop is allowing people to eat corned beef today. The same thing happened a couple years back.
I just wanted to give you an amusing story that you in Ireland probably find ridiculous.
https://preview.redd.it/kdrvytszxcoa1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=ee22c2a467475f2c414286ac262a46a29e4fcb66
Hey, Man, you guys totally stole Tony the Tiger from us!
Nothing wrong with it at all, in fact im thankful that our Irish cousins in the States have our backs.
Yank here. I was lucky enough to cap off a 5-month backpacking trip on your island this winter. Explored Dingle, spent Christmas on Inishmore, saw the ruins of the family’s homestead in Swineford, and traveled from Cork to Westport. I loved every single moment of it.
Today my Mayo flag is flying proudly outside my house in Colorado. Yeah, it’s a bit cringy. We overdo it but I love our historic connections. Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit!
I’d rather American’s be happy wanting to be happy, than bitter DUP loving loyalists posting… Full Stop.. Just posting.. 🤣
But this was posted in a FB group I’m in 🤣🤣
https://preview.redd.it/7eaw9nyridoa1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=e3e14c2bdad41c5f5ebfe3a2234632a243239859
It always makes a great night out to be actually irish in America..
Do people in Ireland wear tacky costumes and beards and such? Do they drink green beer?
This is actually pretty funny.
Irish decent but spent my whole life in England. Just got my Irish passport! Happy St Pats everyone.
Took part in , not just attended, the parade in Galway today : was fab.
I’m normally not a fan of them, but the parade today was more of a party than the dour things of the 1970s & 1980s.
I’ve no idea why ye love them, but keep on doing it : I’ll be back next year…with bells on.
The groups from all our new communities in particular were fantastic to see.
American here. I love learning of my heritage but not a fan of the day. Most I do is pour two glasses one for me and one for my friends I lost during my time in the military. But personally never understood the whole “wear green and go to a trashy Applebee’s”
Born in America here , adopted into a family by a mom who taught my sister and I about different types of culture . My adopted mother wasn’t Irish but she loved the culture , the music and taught us everything she could about it . I get my passion from her and from my god mother who traveled to Ireland every year with her church .
I love Ireland as if it’s home because of the passion that was instilled in me from a young age . I can’t speak for other Americans but I have a lot of respect for the culture that I was taught about and for the beautiful land that Ireland is. My husband and I want to visit next year for the first time , my mom never got to go so I will carry her spirit with me when we go .
The amount of backwards tricolours I’ve seen on Instagram is hilarious, everyone got that Ivory Coast pride 🇨🇮
I’m not Irish at all 0% and actively browse this sub. You guys will always be dear to my heart
I was pleasantly surprised to find this comment thread full of lovely people who seem to understand. Thanks for being cool.
I’m American. Great grandmother came to Chicago when she was in her twenties. My partner’s grandmother (living) is Irish…as in raised there, has an accent. So I like to think I can actually say we have Irish ancestors on this day. We stayed home tonight but marked the occasion with Kerrygold cheddar, butter, soda bread, Guinness and Paddy’s Whiskey. Then we watched The Wind that Shakes the Barley, sobbed at the ending, and as the credits rolled wished each other “Happy St. Patrick’s Day”.