Gracii Guns Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Happy St Patrick’s Day to all MyGNRForum members, especially our Irish members and members of Irish heritage. ———————————————- St Patrick’s Day in Britain is a largely secular event. On the whole I’m not a fan of the commercialisation of events of religious significance, but I’ll tell you why I’m pleased St Patrick’s Day is. Until the mid 1990s, there was institutionalised racism against Irish people. Such as the Maguire Seven and other innocent people who were falsely imprisoned as a long-winded result of the Prevention of Terrorism Act. (I’m sure Diesel Daisy will hold more accuracies on this than myself). I feel that I’m telling people what they already likely know, but Irish history is seemingly swept under the rug. My grandmother was the granddaughter of Irish immigrants. (I.e. not Irish). Her daughter wasn’t allowed to play with a school friend because of their Irish heritage, this was in the 1970s. St Patrick’s Day is a sign of hope, that we can celebrate diversity and change attitudes towards immigrants relatively quickly. 😁 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 The song that musicians across Canada will play by request and obligation once every 1-2 hours during the days pay-off-your-credit-card marathon of pub gigs. Good luck and stay safe everyone! Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitha_whiskey Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 I’m 1/4 Irish, 1/4 English and 1/2 Welsh decent. There will be a huge parade tomorrow here in the town where I live in KS, but I’m gonna stay home and watch basketball! So in Great Britain, is it a huge day of everyone just getting shitfaced drunk like it is here in America? Put on a green shirt n hat and just start throwing em down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueJean Baby Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone. I am Irish, Scottish and 1/8 Cherokee Indian...weird combination, I know 😏 I have to work half a day tomorrow😣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Gracii Guns said: (I’m sure Diesel Daisy will hold more accuracies on this than myself). Why are you picking on me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracii Guns Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 7 hours ago, DieselDaisy said: Why are you picking on me? Because you’ve read books Dies, I can tell! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padme Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Happy St. Patrick day everybody!!!! In the UK comes with a Rugby game. It can't get any better than that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) Up and at it before sunrise on the morning after a St Paddys Day that fell on a Saturday. I'm oddly proud of this, lol. Hope everyone is feeling good and had a great time! Edited March 18, 2018 by soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spunko12345 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 It's a load of bollocks really though isn't it? Just a big marketing scam to sell Guinness and those big daft hats. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Dallas has a huge parade usually on a Saturday and not on the actual St. Patrick's day like NYC has, but this year it landed on a Saturday, so it was crazy. I stay away from that part of Dallas because the crowds block the streets and it's hard to get around. Nothing bad was reported, so that's good and the weather was sunny and humid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Sometimes I wish Scotland had managed to turn St. Andrew's Day into a huge international fiesta as well, but in another way I think we'd find the whole thing a bit cringe-inducing if we had, such is our love-hate relationship with making a song and dance about our culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracii Guns Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 39 minutes ago, Graeme said: Sometimes I wish Scotland had managed to turn St. Andrew's Day into a huge international fiesta as well, but in another way I think we'd find the whole thing a bit cringe-inducing if we had, such is our love-hate relationship with making a song and dance about our culture. At least any efforts you make to celebrate your patron saint just appear passionately patriotic at best. Anyone wishing to commemorate St George in England is actually in undeniable science fact, a massive racist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicrawker Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) I have Irish in me on my Mothers side and have cousins I have never met in Northern Ireland so in honor of my heritage I will drink a Guinness with my buffalo wings I am getting ready to grill on the barbe..... I hope you catch that leprechaun and get your pot of gold...and in case you doubt they are real here is a reported sighting here in the Mobile, Alabama, U.S...... Edited March 18, 2018 by classicrawker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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