Archive for St. Patrick’s Day
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin, Ireland
Some of the notable St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the United States include the massive St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York City and the turning green of the river in Chicago. I’ve been in NYC on several different St. Patrick’s Days and it is always a fun time. And you can always count on [...]
St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival in London
Trafalgar Square bursts with a huge festival and parade on St. Patrick’s Day. Traditional and contemporary Irish music take over the stage and the fountains pump out green water. The parade assembles on the northbound section of Park Lane, setting off at 12.30 p.m. and making its way through central London via Piccadilly, Regent Street, [...]
St. Patrick’s Day Facts
Did you know that St. Patrick’s Day is the national holiday of Ireland? And it is a bank holiday in Northern Ireland, and a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland, Montserrat, and the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. In the rest of Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States and New Zealand, [...]
