Sunday, December 30, 2012

Irish Thought for December 30...

A Wee Bit O' Irish History

In 1737, Boston's Charitable Irish Society hosted the first St. Patrick's Day parade in America.  While wearing green clothes is traditional for Irish-Americans on St. Patrick's Day, in Ireland simply wearing a shamrock on one's coat lapel is the only sartorial custom.

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