5 Interesting Facts About St. Patrick’s Day

5.) Wearing Blue Is More Appropriate on Saint Patrick’s Day

4.) St. Patrick Myths

3.) Dyeing of the River

2.) Prohibition

While St. Patrick’s Day evolved in the 20th century into a party day for Americans, the celebration in Ireland remained solemn. The Connaught Telegraph reported of Ireland’s commemorations on March 17, 1952: “St. Patrick’s Day was very much like any other day, only duller.” For decades, Irish laws prohibited pubs from opening on holy days such as March 17. Until 1961. An Irish member of Parliament, James O’Mara, introduced the bill for the one-day holiday prohibition in 1906. , the only legal place to get a drink in the Irish capital on St. Patrick’s Day was the Royal Dublin Dog Show.
The Irish are now adopting St. Patrick’s Day traditions from Irish America such as corned beef and cabbage, which is not a main dish in Ireland. The Irish in Ireland eat boiled bacon, but immigrants were too poor to afford the bacon, so they went for the corned beef.
1.) St. Patrick’s Day Parade Celebrations
