St. Patrick was NOT Irish.
St. Patrick was a real person who is thought to have been born in England, but legend says he was kidnapped by raiders and dumped in Ireland. He finally made it back to England, became a priest, and returned to Ireland to convert the heathens. He was yet another Christian missionary set on ridding the world of the scourge of paganism; in other words, a religious bigot who could not leave people alone to worship as they wished.
Some claim that driving the nonexistent snakes out of Ireland is allegory for driving out Celtic paganism.
It amuses me that so many Protestants who dislike, or even hate, Catholics and the Pope celebrate the day.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.People go for any holiday that revolves around drinking! 
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Barnie2years
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Mar 17, 2022
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Seriously, beer and food, what is not to celebrate about St. Paddy's day? I don't drink beer, but I do like corned beef. I fixed a St. Pat's day dinner for my kids when they were here last week. Corned beef, cabbage, and cheesecake.
HippieChick58
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Mar 17, 2022
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@Gwendolyn2018 The kids and grands loved it, I have leftovers for one meal. l'd say that was a hit.
@Gwendolyn2018 I cook because it is cheaper and healthier than eating out. The past years have been hard on my budget, and cooking is a sort of therapy for me. For the past two winters I have been making a pot of soup most weekends, and then I freeze the in individual serving size for consumption during the week for my lunches. I still have at least 2 months, if not three of soups in the freezers. I have quite a variety of soups on hand. It is peace of mind to have a full freezer.
I cooked a crock pot full of corned beef and cabbage just for me. As I have been doing every year since I discovered I liked it!
@Gwendolyn2018 with the right seasoning, my guess would be pretty good. You know they advertise pork as “the other white meat!”, so it should blend. I’ll have to check my recipes, I do a lot of dishes with cabbage.
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