tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post4248666166640337297..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - St. Patrick's Day MemoriesRandy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-87934836751471099882018-03-18T08:28:27.675-07:002018-03-18T08:28:27.675-07:00St. Patrick's day is fun in Chicago. There a ...St. Patrick's day is fun in Chicago. There a long line of Irish mayors named Daley which helps. The river is dyed a bright green and there is a huge parade. We always wore green on the 17th (except for the year I wore orange - something about it was the opposite of Irish, or maybe it for the protestant Irish instead of the Irish Catholic - I can't remember.) Corned beef and cabbage for dinner. Yum! In my early adult years we had a very Irish friend, last name Conley, who spent the day going from bar to bar. He gave his friends and co-workers a list of where he'd be and when, mostly along the parade route. We'd catch up with him for a bar or two, catch a bit of the parade and then head out on our own. It was fun!<br /><br />I made corned beef and cabbage until a few years ago, when it was just my husband and me and it was just too much food. We go out and order it. My mother is 24% Irish, but I don't remember it being a special holiday for our family because of it. But living in Chicago, it was nice to actually BE Irish. Seeds to Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07146194433439896630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-91468446675208598602018-03-18T06:30:05.424-07:002018-03-18T06:30:05.424-07:00I have no Irish ancestry, nor were there any Irish...I have no Irish ancestry, nor were there any Irish-related friends in my neighborhood. Here's my link: https://emptybranchesonthefamilytree.com/2018/03/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-st-patricks-day-memories/Linda Stufflebeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10652044674485948749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-13935870617691204992018-03-17T18:05:08.212-07:002018-03-17T18:05:08.212-07:00I went to a mostly Irish parochial grade school. T...I went to a mostly Irish parochial grade school. The school staff and students always celebrated this day. We wore green shamrocks or similar items. We had a strict dress code that specified that only certain colors could be worn, but some latitude was allowed on this day. However, it was very much frowned upon when several kids came to school with their blonde hair dyed green. I don’t remember parties because St Paddy’s Day always fell during lent. It was just a more fun day with songs and the retelling of the story of St. Patrick’s missionary work. My great sorrow was knowing that my Irish ancestors were Scotch Irish.Campbell Kid Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00724863080719206781noreply@blogger.com