Hope Mrs. DA has the luck of the Irish, and her surgery goes well.

http://photos-l.ak.facebook.com/phot...94971_7543.jpg I believe this is the view you mentioned - here's my daughter Gypsyboots at St.James' Gate - the Guinness Mothership!

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!

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

Thanks.

That is the place, indeed.
http://www.chicagobarproject.com/Ire...houseByDay.jpg
http://www.chicagobarproject.com/Ire...ravityRoom.jpg


We stayed at Sheen Falls Lodge in County Kerry for a while, shown here:
http://www.sheenfallslodge.ie/images...all_pics_1.jpg

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:
http://www.sheenfallslodge.ie/images...cs_sharp_1.jpg

Then we spent three days in Dublin less than a block from Trinity College.

http://www.starwoodhotels.com/pub/me...1314ex2_md.jpg

It is made up of three former financial buildings, and is in a beautiful location within walking distance of a lot of stuff.

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. :p

I'm sure LucyKKG could tell us if they still do.

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!

Gorgeous photos, Delt - I'd go back in a heartbeat, too.

I'm not Irish.. but hell, give me a Guiness anyway!

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!

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.:D

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 :rolleyes:). I'll do you one better, 'elf - I prefer Strongbow to Guinness!

I am interested in a Guinness Chocolate cake recipe I found - hmmmm . . .

You mean that gorgeous hymn? I love it--"I bind unto myself today the three names of the Trinity"...

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.

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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St. Patrick's Breastplate
 

Yes, Carnation. I love it!