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Same to you kev. I could go for a beer.. It sounds good. I like the song.
 
Clothespin "n" said:

Drink Green Beer instead..if that's your thing :lol:

Thanks, but I'll stick to me guiness instead! Aye!

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: Happy day of snake chasing to you too! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
 
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I'm a little nervous about the day. As I stated in my clown bike thread I'm riding it in a parade. I have not ridden the bike much and not at all since I painted and reassembled it. Hope it holds together and I can stay on.
Maybe I'll have some photos and even a video.

Happy St Patricks Day to all.
 
Hey guys

i was wondering what st.patricks day was all about so i found out! If any of you guys are wondering like i was, Read this. Enjoy!!
HAPPY ST.PATRICKS DAY!!!

The person who was to become Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was born in Roman Britain about AD 385. His given name was Maewyn, and he almost didn't get the job of bishop of Ireland because he lacked the required scholarship.

Far from being a saint, until he was 16, he considered himself a pagan. At that age, he was sold into slavery by a group of Irish marauders that raided his village. During his captivity, he became closer to God.

He escaped from slavery after six years and went to Gaul where he studied in the monastery under St. Germain, bishop of Auxerre for a period of twelve years. During his training he became aware that his calling was to convert the pagans to Christianity.

He wished to return to Ireland and to convert the native pagans to Christianity, but his superiors instead appointed St. Palladius. However, two years later Palladius transferred to Scotland. Patrick, having adopted that Christian name earlier, was then appointed as second bishop to Ireland.

Patrick was quite successful at winning converts which upset the Celtic Druids. Patrick was arrested several times, but escaped each time. He traveled throughout Ireland, establishing monasteries across the country. He also set up schools and churches which would aid him in his conversion of the Irish country to Christianity.

His mission in Ireland lasted for thirty years. After that time, Patrick retired to County Down. He died on March 17 in AD 461. That day has been commemorated as St. Patrick's Day ever since.

Much Irish folklore surrounds St. Patrick's Day. Not much of it is actually substantiated.

Some of this lore includes the belief that Patrick raised people from the dead[2].He also is said to have given a sermon from a hilltop that drove all the snakes from Ireland. No snakes were ever native to Ireland[3], some scholars think this is a metaphor for the conversion of the pagans. Though originally a Catholic holy day, St. Patrick's Day has evolved into more of a secular holiday.

One traditional icon of the day is the shamrock. This stems from a more bona fide Irish tale that tells how Patrick used the three-leafed shamrock to explain the Trinity. He used it in his sermons to represent how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit could all exist as separate elements of the same entity. His followers adopted the custom of wearing a shamrock on his feast day.

The St. Patrick's Day custom came to America in 1737, the first year St. Patrick's Day was publicly celebrated, in Boston, Mass.

Today, people celebrate the day with parades, wearing green, and drinking beer[4].
 
Nice ! Me Old oirish granny would be proud boyo !

Makes my Shamrocks seem even more dear after reading your post. My great aunt went to the homeland of her father ( My Great Grandfather) Thomas Lafferty, she brought back alitlle potted Shamrock. I have had to re-pot and thin them several times over the years, when I do< I make little potted Shamrocks and give them to friends. The gift that has kept giving for over 20 years now!!!! Later & Erin go braugh ! :mrgreen:
 

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