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Happy St. Patrick's Day

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  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,623
    God, today has hit me hard. First St Patrick’s day since my mum died.
  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 8,605

    Happy St Patrick’s Day 💚☘️
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    I miss being in Ireland today.

    Next year in Grady’s Bar Killorglin for sure.

    All the best to all celebrating.

    Slainte.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    KBslittlesis said:

    Happy St Patrick’s Day 💚☘️
    Bit early in the day isn't it?
  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 8,605
    Dazzler21 said:
    KBslittlesis said:

    Happy St Patrick’s Day 💚☘️
    Bit early in the day isn't it?
    You’re not Irish are you? 😳
  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623
    KBslittlesis said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    KBslittlesis said:

    Happy St Patrick’s Day 💚☘️
    Bit early in the day isn't it?
    You’re not Irish are you? 😳
    Don't forget that there's eating and drinking in a Guinness, so it's really just a very efficient brunch.
  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623
    guinnessaddick said:
    God, today has hit me hard. First St Patrick’s day since my mum died.
    Any significant annual event has to be almost unbearable after the loss of a loved one, I can only hope that you can find some consolation in memories of better times in previous years.
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,220
    Those pints don't half look lovely.  

    Happy St Patrick's Day to all my Irish friends. 
  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 8,605
    guinnessaddick said:
    God, today has hit me hard. First St Patrick’s day since my mum died.
    Sending my love to you 💚
  • LittleAddick
    LittleAddick Posts: 635
    Half irish so I'm hoping i qualify😆😆 although I didn't know it until someone told me this morning.
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  • colthe3rd
    colthe3rd Posts: 8,486
    LittleAddick said:
    Half irish so I'm hoping i qualify😆😆 although I didn't know it until someone told me this morning.
    Good enough to get a passport and name change to WeeAddick
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,623
    LittleAddick said:
    Half irish so I'm hoping i qualify😆😆 although I didn't know it until someone told me this morning.
    You didn't know you were half Irish until this morning?
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,050
    guinnessaddick said:
    God, today has hit me hard. First St Patrick’s day since my mum died.
    Dia dhaoibh G.  Remember her fondly with a smile. She's always with you mate.
  • SheffieldRed
    SheffieldRed Posts: 3,772
    LittleAddick said:
    Half irish so I'm hoping i qualify😆😆 although I didn't know it until someone told me this morning.
    Leprechaun appeared shouting ‘I’m the Daddy’ ?
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    guinnessaddick said:
    God, today has hit me hard. First St Patrick’s day since my mum died.
    So sorry, must be really hard for you.
  • siblers
    siblers Posts: 2,018
    iainment said:
    I miss being in Ireland today.

    Next year in Grady’s Bar Killorglin for sure.

    All the best to all celebrating.

    Slainte.

    iainment said:
    I miss being in Ireland today.

    Next year in Grady’s Bar Killorglin for sure.

    All the best to all celebrating.

    Slainte.
    I know Killorglin well! Grew up only 10 minutes from there 
  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 3,883
    First 5 winners at Cheltenham all Irish trained. Very appropriate on St Patrick's Day.
  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 8,605
    Peter O’Toole from the legendary Hothouse Flowers just replied to me on Twitter.

    Best St Patrick’s Day EVER 💚☘️🥰🤩🤟🏼😎
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,623
    KBslittlesis said:
    Peter O’Toole from the legendary Hothouse Flowers just replied to me on Twitter.

    Best St Patrick’s Day EVER 💚☘️🥰🤩🤟🏼😎
    Isn’t it amazing.
  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 8,605
    guinnessaddick said:
    KBslittlesis said:
    Peter O’Toole from the legendary Hothouse Flowers just replied to me on Twitter.

    Best St Patrick’s Day EVER 💚☘️🥰🤩🤟🏼😎
    Isn’t it amazing.
    I love you 😎
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  • el-pietro
    el-pietro Posts: 611
    addick1956 said:

    I gave no idea why people in this country always celebrate St Paddy's day....none at all. The Irishigmore St. George's day as do a lot of English who decry the red cross flag. 
    Probably because there is a history if immigration and a huge proportion of the UK has some Irish ancestry. Also, its a good excuse for a drink because of the association between Irish people and drink. Oh and about 3% of the UK population lives on the island of Ireland. If you don't want to celebrate it you don't have to.
    To everyone else lá fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,352
    Happy St Plastic Day
  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 8,605
    addick1956 said:

    I gave no idea why people in this country always celebrate St Paddy's day....none at all. The Irishigmore St. George's day as do a lot of English who decry the red cross flag. 
    We always celebrated it because our parents were Irish.
    There was a huge Irish community in both my primary and secondary schools.
    We would always learn new Irish dance routines and put on a show for the old folk in the community, they loved it.
    Green, white and (back then) gold ribbons in your hair. A sprig of shamrock pinned to your chest and off you went.
    Then as we got older, we just went down the pub for the craic.

    Lucky for me I got to celebrate both.
    And still do, even now I’ve moved to Ireland.

    That’s why the majority of people celebrate it.
    Don’t be such a misog, join in, Slainte 🍻
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    siblers said:
    iainment said:
    I miss being in Ireland today.

    Next year in Grady’s Bar Killorglin for sure.

    All the best to all celebrating.

    Slainte.

    iainment said:
    I miss being in Ireland today.

    Next year in Grady’s Bar Killorglin for sure.

    All the best to all celebrating.

    Slainte.
    I know Killorglin well! Grew up only 10 minutes from there 
    Lived there for 6 years. Aching to get back.
  • colthe3rd
    colthe3rd Posts: 8,486
    addick1956 said:

    I gave no idea why people in this country always celebrate St Paddy's day....none at all. The Irishigmore St. George's day as do a lot of English who decry the red cross flag. 
    Perhaps those people celebrating it in "this country" (you don't know where all posters are living) are in fact Irish? Perhaps the people celebrating it have family from Ireland? Perhaps you're just a wum? Perhaps don't post in this thread?

    Also, red cross flag? Really?
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    colthe3rd said:
    addick1956 said:

    I gave no idea why people in this country always celebrate St Paddy's day....none at all. The Irishigmore St. George's day as do a lot of English who decry the red cross flag. 
    Perhaps those people celebrating it in "this country" (you don't know where all posters are living) are in fact Irish? Perhaps the people celebrating it have family from Ireland? Perhaps you're just a wum? Perhaps don't post in this thread?

    Also, red cross flag? Really?
    St George’s day celebrations are so glum. St Patrick’s day are joyous. That’s why @addick1965

  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,109
    Cos the English are boring :wink:
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    addick1956 said:
    addick1956 said:
    addick1956 said:
    el-pietro said:
    addick1956 said:

    I gave no idea why people in this country always celebrate St Paddy's day....none at all. The Irishigmore St. George's day as do a lot of English who decry the red cross flag. 
    Probably because there is a history if immigration and a huge proportion of the UK has some Irish ancestry. Also, its a good excuse for a drink because of the association between Irish people and drink. Oh and about 3% of the UK population lives on the island of Ireland. If you don't want to celebrate it you don't have to.
    To everyone else lá fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh.
    Why do we wish to assimilate all immigrants but the Irish don't  need to...

    I am not anti Irish but I don't walk round singing Deutschland over alas because a lot of me is German.  In fact my grandmother,  despite being here since 1900 felt obliged to hide it for some reason. 
    She adopted Britain so why can't  the Irish  

    Uber alles 

    Because the British adopted Ireland.
  • colthe3rd
    colthe3rd Posts: 8,486
    Looks like another Englishman has been celebrating Paddy's day. 
  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,109
    Jesus Christ. Do you get this wound up on st David’s day too?

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