Originally Posted by Howard Clark I think the whole holiday is nonsense, myself. Bunch of americans use it as an excuse to get drunk on cheap beer artificially colored green. Has nothing to do with Irish, or St. Patrick. Don't know how many Paddy's Days you've celebrated in Ireland, but I'll tell you this much, and it couldn't be more true if I was staring into my own grave, you won't be able to move in Temple Bar on Paddy's Day except for the partying (and drinking) going on. Johnny Fox's pub is booked out a year in advance (by locals) and the whole of Dublin, as well as the more rural parts of Ireland, will be celebrating like there is no such a thing as a hangover. Jeasus but I will miss it, even being the "Ascendancy Prod" that I am. Invented by Americans? More like invented for Americans and others so they could join in the craic with the rest of us.
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