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Post by starlilolill on Mar 17, 2018 12:08:57 GMT
Happy St Patrick's day to one and all. I had an Irish grandfather so there's a bit of Irish in me.
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Post by rondetto on Mar 17, 2018 12:52:01 GMT
Yes, even though St Patrick is celebrated by the Irish, he was actually born in Wales.
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Post by ARENA on Mar 17, 2018 13:43:47 GMT
Yes, even though St Patrick is celebrated by the Irish, he was actually born in Wales. Places they were 'said' to be born: Andrew Galilea Patrick Cumbria David Wales George Syria |
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Post by norty on Mar 17, 2018 16:21:03 GMT
MrN’s Birthday today too
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Post by althea on Mar 17, 2018 16:43:05 GMT
There's a bit of Irish in our family too.
I may have already posted this. My father was in the navy ,during and after the war. When he was in port, he would claim to be Irish on St. Pat's day and English on St. George's day etc. People would always buy him drinks to celebrate "his" saint's day.
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Post by rondetto on Mar 18, 2018 12:05:40 GMT
Wise man.  |
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Post by starlilolill on Mar 18, 2018 12:21:49 GMT
There's a bit of Irish in our family too. I may have already posted this. My father was in the navy ,during and after the war. When he was in port, he would claim to be Irish on St. Pat's day and English on St. George's day etc. People would always buy him drinks to celebrate "his" saint's day. Definitely a bit of the Irish in him somewhere! |
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Post by ARENA on Mar 18, 2018 12:43:25 GMT
There's a bit of Irish in our family too. I may have already posted this. My father was in the navy ,during and after the war. When he was in port, he would claim to be Irish on St. Pat's day and English on St. George's day etc. People would always buy him drinks to celebrate "his" saint's day. Definitely a bit of the Irish in him somewhere! A bit Scottish , if you ask me(PC: I'm aloud to say that  |
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Post by starlilolill on Mar 18, 2018 12:56:48 GMT
She didn't mention Scotland - hence the comment re Ireland!
The Irish are having a long weekend of celebrations as tomorrow is a public holiday - I hope they have plenty of euros in their pockets as I have paid the price for alcoholic drinks in Dublin!!
There is another issue here - we can buy Scotch here far cheaper than in the UK - right or wrong but it is the truth! Taxes eh?!
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Post by ARENA on Mar 18, 2018 13:07:35 GMT
She didn't mention Scotland - hence the comment re Ireland! The Irish are having a long weekend of celebrations as tomorrow is a public holiday - I hope they have plenty of euros in their pockets as I have paid the price for alcoholic drinks in Dublin!! There is another issue here - we can buy Scotch here far cheaper than in the UK - right or wrong but it is the truth! Taxes eh?! Scotch here is cheaper than the gate price in Scotland! |
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Post by althea on Mar 18, 2018 15:23:37 GMT
The EU never was an even playing field for prices.
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Post by starlilolill on Mar 18, 2018 15:31:56 GMT
Depends on the taxes!! Choice on this has always been allowed.
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