Happy St.Patrick's day

Rog the rab whore

17/03/2011 at 14:23

Happy St.Patrick's day to you all or as we say it here Paddy's day.

padstowe

17/03/2011 at 15:13

Did you know that in all the roman catholic countries (or countries where roman catholics live) st paddys day is the only day that you can partake of that which you have abstained from for lent?

Bit of useless info there, perhaps i should have posted that on the other thread?

anyways enjoy!

Tall PC

17/03/2011 at 15:33

Well I found out in the last year that my great granny was Irish so that makes me Irish too and can celebrate St Paddy's day and not be called a plastic Paddy like previous years. Aaaah the old country!!

Mal Mawr

17/03/2011 at 15:57

You can celebrate St Patrick's day, whoever or whatever you are. It warms the cockles of this Brit's heart to know that Ireland's patron saint was a Romano Briton.

Stephen

17/03/2011 at 16:01

Was not St. Patrick a Welshman Mal

Edited: 17/03/2011 at 16:02

Jester*

17/03/2011 at 16:10

An Irishman and a fight are never far from each other...

Metric Kate

17/03/2011 at 16:21

Stiofan M wrote (see)

Was not St. Patrick a Welshman Mal

Yes, but there was no concept of Wales or being Welsh in that period - he was a Romano-Britain.

btw, my understanding is that Refreshment Sunday (usually the sunday on which Mothering Sunday falls) is also a festival on which you can abstain from abstinence.

Stephen

17/03/2011 at 16:53

Hi Grendle,

That's a bit harsh to say.

Rog the rab whore

17/03/2011 at 17:22

Hi Grendle,

Go f**k yourself..... Oh no wait.. That was Grendle's point... Ahh what to do now... I'll just have a bowl of frosties lucky charms.

P.S Grendle, please do not stereotype.

On a lighter note the 17th of March is also evacuation day in Boston. They celebrate it as the day the brits turned and retreated from battle and evacuated the city, this also warms the cockles of this Paddy's heart

Stephen

17/03/2011 at 17:38

Enjoy the frosties Rog

Jester*

17/03/2011 at 17:43

Rog the rab whore wrote (see)

Hi Grendle, Go f**k yourself..... Oh no wait.. That was Grendle's point... Ahh what to do now... I'll just have a bowl of frosties lucky charms. P.S Grendle, please do not stereotype. On a lighter note the 17th of March is also evacuation day in Boston. They celebrate it as the day the brits turned and retreated from battle and evacuated the city, this also warms the cockles of this Paddy's heart

My point exactly!

Rog the rab whore

17/03/2011 at 18:00

Where ever there is persecution there is a fight....

padstowe

17/03/2011 at 18:49

"btw, my understanding is that Refreshment Sunday (usually the sunday on which Mothering Sunday falls) is also a festival on which you can abstain from abstinence."
me ma kept that one quiet!!

to be honest i always thought that no one knew where he was from, but that its reckoned either whales or north france.
anyway its as good as any reason to get pissed!
its been 5 years & 2 months since i had a guinness

(before anyone starts with the stout being english look up porter stout, not the same thing!!)

Mal Mawr

17/03/2011 at 20:51

Rog the rab whore wrote (see)

On a lighter note the 17th of March is also evacuation day in Boston. They celebrate it as the day the brits turned and retreated from battle and evacuated the city, this also warms the cockles of this Paddy's heart

Would that have included the 18th regiment of foot?

padstowe

17/03/2011 at 21:05

Rog the rab whore wrote (see)

On a lighter note the 17th of March is also evacuation day in Boston. They celebrate it as the day the brits turned and retreated from battle and evacuated the city, this also warms the cockles of this Paddy's heart

I thought being a paddy, if that kind of thing tickles your fancy you'd like the castlebar races better? different date though.

you gotta love old kitty, fair play to her!! (but i've yet to see her smile yet

)

Tall PC

17/03/2011 at 21:10

BTW I think its Grendel as in the spelling for the monster in Beowulf.

Am I right Grendle?

Evacuation Day? Is that when they purged themselves of...well whatever you normally purge yourself of?

Edited: 17/03/2011 at 21:13

Mal Mawr

17/03/2011 at 21:11

@ Padstowe,

Is there a point to this?

Edited: 17/03/2011 at 21:11

Jester*

17/03/2011 at 21:17

Lost in Lancashire wrote (see)

BTW I think its Grendel as in the spelling for the monster in Beowulf.
Am I right Grendle?
Evacuation Day? Is that when they purged themselves of...well whatever you normally purge yourself of?

Yep. My avatar kind of gives it away...

Rog the rab whore

17/03/2011 at 21:18

Well played Mal... Well played.

Remember those poor Irish boys were under British rule and occupation. The choices against joining that regiment back then were very bleak indeed.

padstowe

17/03/2011 at 21:19

@ mal
well i just thought he'd be into the english running away from closer to home, but i could be wrong?

not really sure what it has to do with you though, but sure their you go

i guess maybe its just me but i've always found the castlebar races quite funny

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