The history of St. Patrick is provided in my 2009 posting on this subject. Today, a Saturday, something more frivolous. The top ten party sites for St. Patrick's Day are:
1. Chicago: Famous for the green Chicago River.
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2. New York City: Their 251st parade changes route today, marching up Fifth Avenue past St. Patrick's Cathedral, then along the American Irish Historical Society, ending at 86th Street. The parade seems to last forever, with 150,000 marchers and 3 million watching.
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3. Savannah: Where did this city come from? This can all be traced to their Hibernian Society in 1813. Hibernia is the classical name of Ireland. The biggest attraction of the year, the event draws 400,000 celebrants. Green fountain at Forsyth Park:
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 4. Washington, D.C.: The White House version of a green fountain above. One of my hangouts close to the U.S. Senate was the Dubliner, where I celebrated a couple of March 17's, and also did President Obama today. One of Obama's great-great-great grandfathers came from Ireland. Not only is there a D.C.parade up Constitution Avenue, both also in Alexandria, Gaithersburg and Manassas. | |
5. Boston: Officials actually worry about the drinking, so restraint is urged.
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6. San Francisco: yes, a parade, food, drinks, crafts.
7. Philadelphia
8. St. Louis
9. Kansas City
10. Dublin, Ohio: with a population of 41,000, why not? The Greenest and Grandest St. Patrick's Day parade, at least as advertised.
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