Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Duit

stonemuse

Bere Island, Bantry Bay, Co Cork

church-lane

woolwich

Saga Lout

County Croydon.

paddycafc

County Derry

JT

Kent

Siv_in_Norfolk

London spends more on st patricks day celebrations than it does on st georges!

interesting

Kind of makes sense somehow

BaronPaolo

adamtheaddick"so where do we all hail from? im dublin (artane) going back we were from leitrim but half family stayed on the farm rest moved to dublin for work ect..



The Baroness is from Artane too. I'm from Kilbarrack.... so put your crash helmet on . )

siblers

so where do we all hail from? im dublin (artane) going back we were from leitrim but half family stayed on the farm rest moved to dublin for work ect..

Im from Miltwon in Kerry

Stig

London spends more on st patricks day celebrations than it does on st georges!

interesting

Kind of makes sense somehow

Given that it's quite likely that St Patrick (or at least, one of several contenders) was born in England and almost certain that St George never came anywhere near the place, it makes a lot of sense. In reality, not much is known about the ancient saints (not much that can be verified anyway) and anyone that takes it seriously wants their bumps felt.

As a lover of Guinness, I'm quite happy to go along with what is ultimately one of the World's biggest marketing tricks. Just as next month I'll be quite happy to celebrate my Englishness by downing a few pints of Bombardier.

jimmymelrose

Do people really say 'you want your bumps felt?' It's said by a character on The Flumps in one episode and that's the only time I've ever heard it.

Stig

Oh crikey yes, people say it all the time. In fact, anyone that's missing out on such a fine phrase really wants their bumps felt.