Today St. Patrick's Day is celebrated all over across America. My son is excited about going to his school wearing a green outfit, the characteristic color of the Irish. Quite a sizable number of Americans wear green this day. At our Cafeteria Irish specials - Corn Beef, Parsnip potatoes and Braised Cabbage are served to celebrate the occasion.
St. Patrick is the name of a Patron Saint of Ireland, a small Island off the north west coast of England. The Irish Americans migrated in droves to the "New land", as America was called then, to escape the religious prosecution in their Island nation. Many fled the famous Potato famine in the eighteenth century, shipping themselves in their "Westward ho" towards America for food and future.
They came in sizable numbers and carved their niche in their adopted land. Now they are pretty much spread over USA. though majority of them live in the New England area.
On backs of cars I have seen stickers proclaiming "FBI - Full Blooded Irish". Hats off to them and their contributions to US of A. Prominent amongst them I believe, is Hillary Clinton who is of Irish origin. Happy St. Patrick's Day.
St. Patrick is the name of a Patron Saint of Ireland, a small Island off the north west coast of England. The Irish Americans migrated in droves to the "New land", as America was called then, to escape the religious prosecution in their Island nation. Many fled the famous Potato famine in the eighteenth century, shipping themselves in their "Westward ho" towards America for food and future.
They came in sizable numbers and carved their niche in their adopted land. Now they are pretty much spread over USA. though majority of them live in the New England area.
On backs of cars I have seen stickers proclaiming "FBI - Full Blooded Irish". Hats off to them and their contributions to US of A. Prominent amongst them I believe, is Hillary Clinton who is of Irish origin. Happy St. Patrick's Day.
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