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Monday, March 17 is St. Patrick's Day, celebrating all things Irish in the U.S. and around the world. Cities celebrate with parades, bar crawls and more.
If there’s one holiday I’ve been looking forward to since arriving in Ireland, it’s St. Patrick’s Day. As a third year UCLA student studying abroad in Cork for the semester, I’ve spent ...
Ireland elevates St. Brigid alongside St. Patrick, reclaiming its forgotten female saint and marking a dramatic shift from Catholic conservatism to progressive nation ...
Steve and his friends, from Derby, had missed the St Patrick's Parade on 16 March they hoped to join, but ironically ended up in Ireland. Shortly before expecting to land at Heathrow, Steve said ...
America’s first St. Patrick’s Day celebration was in 1600 in the Spanish colony of present-day St. Augustine, Florida. Spanish colonial records mentioned a celebration for Saint Patrick in 1600 and ...
Way - dubbed the Pilgrim's Walk - is an 82-mile walking trail taking in many of the snake-banishing saint's most important historical sites in counties Armagh and Down in Northern Ireland ...
Puritans might not call most American pubs Irish, but that shouldn't stop you from eating a hot bowl of beef and potatoes.
A growing number of people have found ways to participate in the parades, festivals and banquets without a buzz.
New Jersey has another busy schedule of St. Patrick’s Day parades this weekend, though the actual holiday celebrating Ireland’s primary patron saint and Irish culture took place on Monday.
St. Patrick's Day, observed annually on March 17, marks the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. St. Patrick was a 5th-century missionary credited with bringing Christianity to ...
While St. Patrick's Day celebrations often produce images of T-shirts donning "Kiss me, I'm Irish," leprechaun hats and pubs full of people, the holiday holds a deeper meaning. Here's a look at ...