Tag Archives: St Patrick’s Day

Wilson Celebrates St Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Barbara

If Wilson could sing, he would be singing: Hail, glorious St. Patrick, dear saint of our isle, On us thy poor children bestow a sweet smile; And now that you’re high in your mansions above, On Erin’s green valleys look … Continue reading →

Posted in Cocker Spaniels, Ireland, Photography, Special Dates, Wilson | Tagged Hail Glorious St Patrick, Lá Fhéile Pádraig, St Patrick's Day, St. Patrick | 8 Comments

13 things you probably didn’t know about St Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Barbara

Reblogged from The Journal.ie 1. St Patrick’s name wasn’t actually Patrick. His real name was actually Maewyn Succat. Seriously.

Posted in Animals, Dublin | Tagged Boston, Dublin, Ireland, Irish, Maewyn Succat, March 17, Montserrat, Shamrock, St Patrick's Day, TheJournal.ie | 4 Comments

Lá Fhéile Pádraig

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Barbara

The day of the festival of (St) Patrick, Paddy’s day. My daddy is called Patrick, so it has always been Daddy’s day too 🙂 He always sends us (me, my sister and all my cousins) a St Patrick’s Day card, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Daddies, Dublin, Families, Philately | Tagged Book of Kells, Hail Glorious St Patrick, Ireland, Lá Fhéile Pádraig, Lá le Pádraig, Patriotism, Postcards, St Patrick's Day, Trinity College Dublin | 10 Comments

Upon Small Shoulders

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Barbara

I love Sinéad O’Connor, I always have. When I first heard ‘Troy’ the haunting love song from her first album, The Lion & The Cobra, she was singing from my heart, from my soul. She screamed for me, from me. … Continue reading →