St Patricks Day

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St Patricks Day

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Anybody going to be a bit braver on St Patrick's Day? The Irish wore kilts too, although they were generally plain in color, like my khaki Utilikilt.
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Braver than what?

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My kilts have been stored away for the winter. (needlessly, as it turns out) I always get them out for St. Patricks Day. I'll be in and out of ouf local bar. Bowls of stew, specials on Guiness and Jamison, Pipers and assorted live music all day.
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What Martin said. Don't need St. Pat's day to wear a kilt. I probably won't be in one, since I need to do car repair work that day.

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"Bit Braver" was referring to being seen with a kilt. I took my daughter around the area, as she danced Irish Step 4 times yesterday in several schools. I had my kilt on in the morning and as she was getting ready, I said, "I'm ready!" She was aghast. She didn't think her friends could handle it. So I wore jeans. It was probably better, since I also took the middle two girls to watch.
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I'm afraid I regard Saint Patrick's Day as just another "Hallmark Holiday" hyped to nth degree by the Irish Tourist Board. I celebrate by completely ignoring it.

Having said that, I shall wear a kilt, a skirt or trousers depending entirely on a combination of how I feel, what I'm doing and the weather. Same as always.

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The good thing about it from my point of view is the Bank Holiday attached....this year on the Monday 19th, so it's referred to here as 'Paddy's Weekend'. Every town has its bunfight, parade or whatever, all of which I avoid like the Plague. Furthermore I won't be visiting any pubs either. Any drinking I'll do will be quietly at home.

We Irish do however have some unfinished business to attend to at Twickenham, so the intention is to give the Sasannachs a St Patrick's Day trouncing there.

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Where I am, I'm not allowed to call it St. Paddy's or anything relating to it in words other than Patrick as it is racist. . . . :shock: There are quite a few settled travellers around here & they take umbrage at that sort of slur - even though they say it!
It's regarded as similar to calling Pakistanis by the shortened version of the same.
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My MM. (Menagerie Mistress) hails from Surbiton, went to the Lady Elanor Hollis school, staunchly C of E and in the 44 years we've been together I don't recall her ever uttering the word 'Paddy' in all that time!
I assume 99% of those 'settled travellers' are Irish. Not to be tampered with, I should think.

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It's here.....came in the middle of the night!

Happy St. Patrick's Day, People.

By the way....Botanically there is no such species as 'Shamrock'. It's just young clover. Sorry to disappoint adherants.
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Kirbstone wrote:It's here.....came in the middle of the night!

Happy St. Patrick's Day, People.

By the way....Botanically there is no such species as 'Shamrock'. It's just young clover. Sorry to disappoint adherants.

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Nice pic, Tom!
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