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03-10-2008, 05:50 PM
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Hope Mrs. DA has the luck of the Irish, and her surgery goes well.
 I believe this is the view you mentioned - here's my daughter Gypsyboots at St.James' Gate - the Guinness Mothership!
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03-10-2008, 05:50 PM
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Do you really need an excuse to enjoy a nice, tasty Guinness? Celebrate on both days!
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I think it's a poor excuse for people to "celebrate" a saint and go out and get wasted. Most people don't even know anything about St. Patrick.
Plus I'm a little bitter that people just brush off Columbus Day. Let us dagos have a special day!
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03-10-2008, 05:52 PM
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Italy and a saint's day
That would be St. Joseph's day, PM Mama. See, you have your own saint's day! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Joseph%27s_Day
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03-10-2008, 05:54 PM
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Hope Mrs. DA has the luck of the Irish, and her surgery goes well.
I believe this is the view you mentioned - here's my daughter Gypsyboots at St.James' Gate - the Guinness Mothership! |
Thanks.
That is the place, indeed.
We stayed at Sheen Falls Lodge in County Kerry for a while, shown here:
We had most of this view out of the window of our suite -- If you look very closely, there a beautiful stone bridge in the background:
Then we spent three days in Dublin less than a block from Trinity College.
It is made up of three former financial buildings, and is in a beautiful location within walking distance of a lot of stuff.
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03-10-2008, 05:56 PM
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When I lived in Santa Cruz (lo these 13 years ago), Stagnaro's, a restaurant on the wharf, always had a big Columbus Day festival. 
I'm sure LucyKKG could tell us if they still do.
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Plus I'm a little bitter that people just brush off Columbus Day. Let us dagos have a special day!
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03-10-2008, 05:57 PM
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That would be St. Joseph's day, PM Mama. See, you have your own saint's day!
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Lol never knew that!
Oh yeah and I get pissed when people pinch me if I'm not wearing green. I guess I'm the Grinch of St Paddy's Day!
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03-10-2008, 06:45 PM
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Gorgeous photos, Delt - I'd go back in a heartbeat, too.
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03-10-2008, 07:14 PM
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I'm not Irish.. but hell, give me a Guiness anyway!
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03-10-2008, 07:31 PM
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Father's Irish. We'll celebrate all weekend. I celebrate most days of the week with a nice ice cold Guiness, but often prefer a Black and Tan, (carefully layered over Harp.) We'll be watching Michael Collins as our film of choice this year!
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03-10-2008, 07:40 PM
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Father's Irish. We'll celebrate all weekend. I celebrate most days of the week with a nice ice cold Guiness, but often prefer a Black and Tan, (carefully layered over Harp.) We'll be watching Michael Collins as our film of choice this year!
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Actually a Black and tan is made with Bass ale, and don't order them in Ireland you get dirty looks from the barmen.  What you're talking about is a half and half over there.
Anyhow, seeing as how we got married in Ireland (Dundalk - where they brew Harp!) my husband and I look forward to St. Patrick's day, but it's amateur night mostly, so this year we're (well really I'm - but he talks while I cook, so we works) making an Irish dinner and having some friends over. We've got vegetable soup (the Irish made the best veggie soup ever, so I got a couple of cookbooks), brown bread, and steak and Guinness pie.
Both the man and I like our Murphy's much better than Guinness though. 
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03-10-2008, 08:16 PM
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Don't they dye the river green in San Antonio? (Not that I would want to be on the Riverwalk then - it would almost be as bad as Cinco de Mayo  ). I'll do you one better, 'elf - I prefer Strongbow to Guinness!
I am interested in a Guinness Chocolate cake recipe I found - hmmmm . . .
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03-10-2008, 08:20 PM
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I actually celebrate more like the actual Irish (at least until recently - they've started to import our celebrations) - quietly, with Irish food and St. Patrick's Breastplate and story.
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You mean that gorgeous hymn? I love it--"I bind unto myself today the three names of the Trinity"...
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03-10-2008, 08:22 PM
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A black and tan can be made with either Harp or Bass. The Guinness, of course, is a must. A black and tan in a half-yard or yard glass is an impressive sight.
My mother tells me that when she was in med school in Scotland, it was common to see on a patient's chart, "One pint Guinness, hours of sleep." (Some patients preferred sherry.)
When I was growing up, my mom prepared corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick's Day dinner, followed by Irish coffee. I hate, loathe, and detest corned beef and cabbage. But I had two choices: choke it down or go hungry. These days, we usually just make some Irish coffee.
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03-10-2008, 08:24 PM
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Bushmill's 1608
To celebrate Bushmill's 400th anniversary, they released a limited-edition premier Irish whiskey. Now I love to sip Irish whiskey, but this 1608 is so smoooooooth.
http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/01/...r-anniversary/
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03-10-2008, 08:25 PM
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St. Patrick's Breastplate
Yes, Carnation. I love it!
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