_Aatlaar_
03-17-2005, 04:29 AM
Lots of information incomming. Tiny amount of opinion.
I'm Proud of my lineage. I'm Proud of my history. I am Proud of the Irish Americans that played a part in the making of this great country. I am proud to be Irish.
A lot of Americans can understand the ties that bind the Irish to the past. I believe that’s why March 17th is a celebration for everyone. Freedom, and acceptance is well known at all St. Patrick day festivals, thank god for beer to ease it out :D
May you die and be in heaven an hour before the devil realizes you are missing!
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The "Confessio" of St. Patrick (http://www.ccel.org/ccel/patrick/confession.pdf)
Saint Patrick's Legacy (http://www.saintpatrickcentre.com/patrick/index.asp)
...The first St. Patrick's Day parade took place not in Ireland, but in the United States. Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through New York City on March 17, 1762. Along with their music, the parade helped the soldiers to reconnect with their Irish roots, as well as fellow Irishmen serving in the English army.
Over the next thirty-five years, Irish patriotism among American immigrants flourished, prompting the rise of so-called "Irish Aid" societies, like the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick and the Hibernian Society. Each group would hold annual parades featuring bagpipes (which actually first became popular in the Scottish and British armies) and drums....
No Irish Need Apply
Up until the mid-nineteenth century, most Irish immigrants in America were members of the Protestant middle class. When the Great Potato Famine hit Ireland in 1845, close to a million poor, uneducated, Catholic Irish began to pour into America to escape starvation. Despised for their religious beliefs and funny accents by the American Protestant majority, the immigrants had trouble finding even menial jobs. When Irish Americans in the country 's cities took to the streets on St. Patrick's Day to celebrate their heritage, newspapers portrayed them in cartoons as drunk, violent monkeys.
However, the Irish soon began to realize that their great numbers endowed them with a political power that had yet to be exploited. They started to organize, and their voting block, known as the "green machine," became an important swing vote for political hopefuls. Suddenly, annual St. Patrick's Day parades became a show of strength for Irish Americans, as well as a must-attend event for a slew of political candidates. In 1948, President Truman attended New York City 's St. Patrick's Day parade, a proud moment for the many Irish whose ancestors had to fight stereotypes and racial prejudice to find acceptance in America.
--St. Patricks day (http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/stpatricksday/index.jsp?page=history)
Have a great St. Patricks everyone and be safe about it!!
No drinking green beer!
No driving drunk!
NO regrets in the morning(I do not have to explain)!
And if you try to pinch me you will lose a finger!
Tip a pint and smile. Thats all I ask. :p
I'm Proud of my lineage. I'm Proud of my history. I am Proud of the Irish Americans that played a part in the making of this great country. I am proud to be Irish.
A lot of Americans can understand the ties that bind the Irish to the past. I believe that’s why March 17th is a celebration for everyone. Freedom, and acceptance is well known at all St. Patrick day festivals, thank god for beer to ease it out :D
May you die and be in heaven an hour before the devil realizes you are missing!
220
The "Confessio" of St. Patrick (http://www.ccel.org/ccel/patrick/confession.pdf)
Saint Patrick's Legacy (http://www.saintpatrickcentre.com/patrick/index.asp)
...The first St. Patrick's Day parade took place not in Ireland, but in the United States. Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through New York City on March 17, 1762. Along with their music, the parade helped the soldiers to reconnect with their Irish roots, as well as fellow Irishmen serving in the English army.
Over the next thirty-five years, Irish patriotism among American immigrants flourished, prompting the rise of so-called "Irish Aid" societies, like the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick and the Hibernian Society. Each group would hold annual parades featuring bagpipes (which actually first became popular in the Scottish and British armies) and drums....
No Irish Need Apply
Up until the mid-nineteenth century, most Irish immigrants in America were members of the Protestant middle class. When the Great Potato Famine hit Ireland in 1845, close to a million poor, uneducated, Catholic Irish began to pour into America to escape starvation. Despised for their religious beliefs and funny accents by the American Protestant majority, the immigrants had trouble finding even menial jobs. When Irish Americans in the country 's cities took to the streets on St. Patrick's Day to celebrate their heritage, newspapers portrayed them in cartoons as drunk, violent monkeys.
However, the Irish soon began to realize that their great numbers endowed them with a political power that had yet to be exploited. They started to organize, and their voting block, known as the "green machine," became an important swing vote for political hopefuls. Suddenly, annual St. Patrick's Day parades became a show of strength for Irish Americans, as well as a must-attend event for a slew of political candidates. In 1948, President Truman attended New York City 's St. Patrick's Day parade, a proud moment for the many Irish whose ancestors had to fight stereotypes and racial prejudice to find acceptance in America.
--St. Patricks day (http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/stpatricksday/index.jsp?page=history)
Have a great St. Patricks everyone and be safe about it!!
No drinking green beer!
No driving drunk!
NO regrets in the morning(I do not have to explain)!
And if you try to pinch me you will lose a finger!
Tip a pint and smile. Thats all I ask. :p