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| LauraH |
Posted - Feb 18 2008 : 1:53:31 PM
We have a family get together. We are 25% irish.I make an Irish stew (with Guinness beer) piroski (like a pierogi) & irish soda bread.. My mom makes the classic boiled corned beef, cabbage & carrots.. |
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| Lainey |
Posted - Feb 19 2008 : 05:59:29 AM
My mother's side has Irish roots and she always made sure when I was growing up that I wore green. To this day she'll call me and ask if I'm wearing green on the 17th, which I always do. I always decorate my office at work and at home the beginning of March. My husband and I try to do something special for it and go out and although he's Swedish he enjoys the beer and festivities. I guess he's Irish for the day.
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| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - Feb 19 2008 : 05:44:38 AM
My husband, Justin Paul Aloyisius Lynch is 100% (american) Irish Catholic. When we met, he played every Thursday, Friday and Saturday in an Irish band that was like traditional Irish music on speed...kindof like the Pogues meets Danny Boy if you get my drift. His family is very dedicated to all things Irish, and after playing these marathon shows (4-5 gigs on St. Pat's day, starting at 6am in certain pubs) after a time, he got "Irished" out if that makes any sense. He and I celebrate quietly now--I always make corned beef and cabbage or Irish Stew and soda bread and he seems a LOT happier. The last St. Patricks day show he played a few years back ended at 2 am, after he'd been going since 6 am, and he was babbling gibberish the whole hour ride home!
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| chicken necker |
Posted - Feb 19 2008 : 05:26:44 AM
If I didn't celebrate St Patricks Day, I'd be hung, drawn and quartered! Being married into a Irish Catholic family where my husband is one of eight.
We do it all, right down to the shamrock undies and green food dye in the sprite!
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| Alee |
Posted - Feb 18 2008 : 9:24:26 PM
We try to celebrate St. Patrick's. I love the time of year and make it into a "season" around her. We often watch the movie "Boondock Saints" and I always start dreaming of visiting Ireland someday. What a great country!
Alee
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| one_dog_per_acre |
Posted - Feb 18 2008 : 2:36:20 PM
Aye, we surely do. My great-grandparents fled from Ireland from the law. Yes! They changed their names and came to America. He killed someone in a duel. We go to Aunt Mary's house for corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, whiskey, and good times. Last year I was pregnant, and ate so much I wasn't right for three days. Since we moved far away, I can't go so I guess I'll have to cook it for DH, drink whiskey, and make phone calls.
Farmgirl Sister #91
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Feb 18 2008 : 2:10:47 PM
Yep, we sure do.
Since we are Irish on both sides my kids really get into it. We have the traditional corned beef and cabbage. It is not unusual for us to have it throughout the year as I stock up on corned beef whenever I can get it.
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| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Feb 18 2008 : 2:05:08 PM
i think i might have a tad irish in my background .. hank has none .. i never celebrate .. jus' don't have a connection. xo
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Feb 18 2008 : 1:56:45 PM
I usually make the classic like your mom. Yum!!! Husband is the only one in the family who dosn't love it.BUt...that once a year he has to deal with it..haha. I love St. Patricks day..just good fun at the elementary school..and I love the color green..so who wouldn't love THAT??
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