St Patricks Day
Feb 11th 2007, 9:17 pm
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Re: St Patricks Day
The only corned beef I ate once or twice when I lived back in NI was that out of a can and it smelt like cat food 
BigDavyG - did you know that St. Patrick was buried in Downpatrick? I did climb Slemish mountain several times on St. Patrick's day to see where it was claimed that St. Patrick banished all the snakes from Ireland. It was always cold and wet on those days
BigDavyG - did you know that St. Patrick was buried in Downpatrick? I did climb Slemish mountain several times on St. Patrick's day to see where it was claimed that St. Patrick banished all the snakes from Ireland. It was always cold and wet on those days
He's meant to be buried in Downpatrick under that big stone but lots of people dispute that.
Slemish always seems to have a big cloud over it, but it is a funny looking mountain, isn't it ??
As for the corned beef I thought it wasn't bad with a salad - nice with salad cream
Feb 11th 2007, 9:28 pm
#34
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Re: St Patricks Day
Me mum used to make sandwiches for me da and mix brown sauce (ie. HP Sauce) with it!!
Feb 11th 2007, 11:03 pm
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Re: St Patricks Day
My wife's German - (I mean really German!) - and when people find out they usually say, "Oh - so does she speak any German then?". Still haven't come up with a smart answer to this one...
Feb 11th 2007, 11:09 pm
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Re: St Patricks Day
And before anyone starts - yes, Wales have been extraordinarily shite so far...
Feb 12th 2007, 12:06 am
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Re: St Patricks Day
My DH hails from Glasgow and still has the "accent" which usually triggers the family tree discussion. I've got to say that I am enormously impressed with just how active the Scots were in going forth and multiplying so many Americans.
No wonder they all looked so tired.
No wonder they all looked so tired.
Feb 12th 2007, 3:16 am
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Re: St Patricks Day
I've been d/loading them and watching the England games at work and doing my best to not hear the results till after I've seen the England game, so I'm none the wiser, but it was a cracking opening week
Feb 12th 2007, 9:22 am
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Re: St Patricks Day
Well I am off to New York for Paddy's week to meet 7 of my Irish friends who coming in for it. I for one can't wait. Paddy's day is always better away for Ireland for some reason and I reckon NYC is the best city in the world to be in for the day.
Feb 12th 2007, 11:24 am
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Re: St Patricks Day
As a Scot, I try and ignore all the St Paddy's day nonsense that you get round here. It just goes over the top. There's never a word about St Andrews Day (probably to near to Thanksgiving) or even St Georges Day or St Davids Day.
Feb 12th 2007, 3:59 pm
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Re: St Patricks Day
Too true...most don't even realise that there are patron saints for the other nations that I've spoken too...but then why would they.
Mar 13th 2007, 1:35 am
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Re: St Patricks Day
so now that's it on our doorstep, again...anyone doing anything for it?