Happy St. Patricks day

[Citrus]

 

[Incredigull]

Before we have St Georges Day as a Public Holiday we need a beer to take it on like Guiness did to St Paddys Day. Not bloody Bombardier though.

Nothing wrong with Bombadier,lager boy !!

 

[Incredigull]

Well I don't normally drink bitter. John Smith's does me fine.

I shall have to educate my taste buds with new ales.

(I don't want to become a "real ale bore" though).

Instead of a lager is great bore ??

 

[London Irish]

St Patricks down the fiddlers elbow is always a f***ing great night out, where as St Georges day celebrations usually consists of a dozen blokes in the back of the pub Screeming No retreat no surrender to any member of an ethnic minority that passes


I know which night out I prefer

Beannachtai na Feile Padraig! Although some of our strange breed will be celebrating it again in 9 days - any excuse, eh? http://www.london-irish.com/sub_newsview.ink?nid=11853

 

[perseus]

St. Gerry Ryan Day







39 goals. Turned down Stoke for Brighton.

 

[Cian]

I'm absolutely PISSED, comehome for my own safety...

 

[Bluejuice]

National St FizzyPiss Day?

Nah, sorry, it's got to be Harveys, hasn't it? Along with roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, a dessert of bread and butter pudding, followed by a selection of fine stilton, cheddar and Wensleydale.

Bang on

 

[NMH]

A little-known fact; The St Patrick who is patron Saint of Ireland was, in fact, English. He was brought to Ireland as a teenager.

 

[Cian]

He was WELSH, not English

And yes, he was brought here. By force.

He was kidnapped...

 

[perth seagull]

And St. George was Asian, from around what is now modern day Turkey, I believe.

 

[watsongooal]

He was WELSH, not English

And yes, he was brought here. By force.

He was kidnapped...

Actually Scottish!

 

[watsongooal]

St Patrick is known as the patron saint of Ireland. True, he was not a born Irish.
But he has become an integral part of the Irish heritage, mostly through
his service across Ireland of the 5th century.

Patrick was born in the later half of the 4th century AD.
There are differing views about the exact year and place of his birth.
According to one school of opinion, he was born about 390 A.D.,
while the other school says it is about 373 AD. Again, his birth place
is said to be in either Scotland or Roman England.
His real name was probably Maewyn Succat.
Though Patricius was his Romanicized name,
he was later came to be familiar as Patrick.

 

[Cian]

Actually Scottish!

We're told Welsh in primary school. Not English, anyway.

 

[watsongooal]

you proably know better than me.

Why are you up?

 

[Cian]

Because I'm trying to not be drunk when I go to bed so I don't have a hangover tomorrow as I've got an engagement party to go to.

 

[Juan Albion]

There is no proof as to his place of birth. There are claims for Wales, the North of England, and Scotland. As he was a decent bloke, we can probably give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he was Welsh.

Even if he was English, he certainly wasn't one of you part-French/part-German/part-Viking/part-Italian jobs.

 

[sneakychef]

As he was a decent bloke... ...and assume he was Welsh.

Someone hasn't been to a Cardiff away game.

 

[Commander]

And St. George was Asian, from around what is now modern day Turkey, I believe.

Greek, actually...

 

[NMH]

Now come ON, if he was Welsh, when he drove all the snakes from Ireland he would have had to leave with them !

 

[Shegull]

Great carnival atmosphere over here and will be for another few days as well. You should come on over next year and let the Irish show you how to party.