Articles tagged ‘saint patrick’
St Patrick’s Day moved?
By Seán | July 23rd, 2007 |
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Have you heard about this? Seriously, NOT a joke.
Saint Patrick’s Day 2008 will be on March 15th, not the 17th.
This is not the first time the day has been moved, it happened back in 1940. In 2008, March 17 is the second day of Holy Week, making celebrations an inappropriate affair.
From what I’ve read, [...]
Irish Joke of the day - Sainted slander
By Seán | March 25th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
It was a quiet day in an English pub and a few local blokes were feeling like starting a bit of trouble. Well, just then Paddy Irishman had the misfortune to walk in and order a pint of stout.
One Englishman turns to the other two and says, “I say, let’s get a rise out of [...]
Daily Dose - 20 March
By Seán | March 20th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
ooooo, Irish news in a DAILY DOSE!
Just about then I realised I was getting the auld DDs,
When the child of Prague began to dance around the mantlepiece . . .
St Paddy around the world: Read here
Paddy’s weekend road deaths: Read here
Weather cancels Dublin Paddy’s fireworks: Read here
Irish president visits pope: Read here
Galway water testing continues: [...]
Mad weather in Athlone on Paddy’s weekend
By Seán | March 20th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
What you see above are two photos taken just minutes apart from each other. Falling snow is hard to photograph, but the snowfall in the left picture was so heavy I couldn’t believe it didn’t stick (the little photo there doesn’t do it justice, it has to be said). Had it stuck, the warm, brilliant [...]
Definitive History of Saint Patrick
By Seán | March 6th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Well, it’s all bit a of a build-up at this point to Saint Patrick’s Day. I thought I would do a post on the man himself based on my vast knowledge of all things Patricus.
Saint Patrick was 12 feet tall and had green hair. He arrived in Ireland in the 5th century A.D. as a [...]
