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palmettogirl
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sue
camden south carolina
USA
571 Posts

Posted - Mar 04 2008 :  06:51:15 AM  Show Profile
i'm not irish, but....every year i make corn beef and cabbage, and boiled/parsley'd potatoes and serve a pitcher of green beer. does anyone else do this any more or am i totally "out-of-date"???

Lainey
True Blue Farmgirl

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Elaine
Waco Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2008 :  07:45:24 AM  Show Profile
Not at all out of date, I think that's great and sounds delicious! I celebrate it in some form every year. I'm part Irish on my mother's side and she still calls to make sure I'm wearing green that day.

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levisgrammy
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Denise
Beavercreek Ohio
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2008 :  6:16:41 PM  Show Profile
Well, we are Irish and we always have corned beef and cabbage also know as New England boiled dinner for some reason. We wear orange that day.

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GaiasRose
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Tasha-Rose
St. Paul Minnesota
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Posted - Mar 05 2008 :  06:59:11 AM  Show Profile
I'm Irish on my mom's side so of course this is a big deal to me! I go all out too. Everyone has their green on (I have a great orangish plaid skirt that I wear too...) and I make all the fixin's and break out the Guinness and the Jameson...good good day St. Patty's Day! ERIN GO BRAUGH!

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KYgurlsrbest
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Jonni
Elsmere Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Mar 05 2008 :  07:15:50 AM  Show Profile
We're Irish, me on my grans' side and my husband is 100%. His full name is Justin Paul Aloysius Lynch (named after 3 Saints), and is the first male grandchild in a SEVERELY Irish Catholic family--his Paul Aloysius is also his father, and grandfather's name.

We celebrate quietly now, usually just the two of us because when we met, he played 4 years in a rockus Irish band (think U2 meets the Pogues) and they played about a gazillion times every St. Patricks day, plus every Thursday at the local Irish pub where we met (and had our wedding reception)...so he got a little "Irished" out, but is still proud of his heritage. We just celebrate with less pomp and circumstance now :)
I always make Irish Stew (using Guiness) and colcannon. He really isn't a fan of cabbage, but if it's in the potates he doesn't notice so much.
We wear green, but nothing with shamrocks. I'm not much for that--I have some really beautiful jewelry that I purchased in Ireland that I wear too...doesn't "scream" Irish, but I know what it's about.

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bohemiangel
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Bridget
Ligonier pa
USA
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Posted - Mar 05 2008 :  10:55:29 AM  Show Profile  Send bohemiangel an AOL message  Click to see bohemiangel's MSN Messenger address  Send bohemiangel a Yahoo! Message
I'm Irish hence my first name! I was supposed to go to Pittsburgh for the holiday but now that my ex and I are not together.....I will be at home. Oh well. I have my green stuff set out:):):)

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chicken necker
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Sherry
Eastern Shore Maryland
USA
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Posted - Mar 06 2008 :  8:11:44 PM  Show Profile  Send chicken necker an AOL message
You know it! Married to an O'Donnell, one of eight, daughters named Caitlyn Corrine and Meghan Mari! (i'd be the odd one out, but still) But I am short enough to claim ancestry to the little people!

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Annika
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Annika

USA
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Posted - Mar 06 2008 :  10:00:30 PM  Show Profile
My mother was from County Cork and we usually celebrate with the Guinness and other Irish goodies ;)
My sweetie and I usually don't do anything spectacular just a quiet home thing, which is always nice, no green beer though =P

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Alee
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Alee
Worland Wy
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Posted - Mar 16 2008 :  12:58:00 PM  Show Profile  Send Alee a Yahoo! Message
I have a lot of Irish in my family tree and I love celebrating St. Paddy's day. We bought a corned beef to slow cook, and I am going to make some cabbage sides and such. We also are going to watch our favorite St. Paddy's day move: "Boondock Saints" and I will probably download all sorts of Irish music to listen to! :D

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palmettogirl
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sue
camden south carolina
USA
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Posted - Mar 17 2008 :  09:27:08 AM  Show Profile
i started my corned beef in the crock pot this morning. i'll make the cabbage and parsley'd potatoes later. my daughter and i also got st. pat's t-shirts. we're just into having fun!! a couple years ago i took my daughter to see "riverdance." i loved it! but i can't believe that right after this, at the end of the week we have easter. wish it was a little more spread out! happy st. patrick's day to everyone!
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GaiasRose
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Tasha-Rose
St. Paul Minnesota
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Posted - Mar 18 2008 :  07:06:12 AM  Show Profile
OOOO Alee, Boondock Saints is one of my favorite movies ever!

Our corned beef cooked sooooo long it was so tender it fell apart as soon as I put the serving fork in it to get it out of the pot. I had to use tongs instead! LOL! 'twas a great St. Paddy's Day!

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Alee
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Alee
Worland Wy
USA
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Posted - Mar 18 2008 :  09:29:07 AM  Show Profile  Send Alee a Yahoo! Message
MMMM- Doug's corned beef was soooo Yummy! And his cabbage turned out really nice as well. We glutted on the meal a bit I think! Even Nora loved it!

Alee
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