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St. Patrick Life and Facts...
We know for sure that St. Patrick was born in Roman Britain
but it is not certain exactly where. Many scholars think
St. Patrick was born in Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton in
Scotland. There is another group that think the great saint
was born in present day Wales. From his own writings,
we do know that Patrick was born to Christian parents,
that his given name was Maewyn Succat and that he was
kidnapped by Irish pirates at the age of 16 and sold into
slavery in Ireland. At about the age of 20, Saint Patrick
escaped and sailors took him back to Britain. In a dream he
was told to leave Ireland by walking to the coast and looking
for a ship. Dreams and visions came to him for the rest of his
life and he considered them to be Divine Intervention.
After studying for the priesthood, Saint Patrick was ordained
by Saint Germanus, the Bishop of Auxerre around 416.
In 432, Pope Celestine I consecrated him as a bishop. It is
not totally clear if St. Patrick was in Ireland during all of
this period or not. We do know for certain that Saint Patrick
was sent back to Ireland to spread the Good News.
He arrived at Slane on March 25, 433.
St. Patrick in County Mayo
Patrick must have spent a lot of his life in good company.
Many of his disciples and converts were also made saints
for their work with him; Auxilius, Beningnus, Iserninus
and Fiacc , all were canonized by the early church.
St. Patrick's Day Celebrations in the United States
The very first recorded celebration for St. Patrick's Day was
held in Boston in 1731. In New York, the first well organized
and officially named St. Patrick's Day parade goes back to
1762. Irish immigrants, some of them soldiers in the British
Colonial Army marched around several sections of
New York. In following years, many factions and groups
held many different parades, balls and celebrations.
In 1850, it was decided to form one grand parade and
for the most part this tradition has continued ever since.
The New York St. Patrick's Day parade is the oldest civilian
parade in the world. Three million people watch the parade
and it usually has over 150,000 participants who march.
Many, many cities and towns around the US have parades
and festivities. A small family fun event is held locally in the
LA area in the suburb of Canoga Park. (See listing this issue)
On Saint Patrick's Day, Chicago is famous for its great
parade and for dyeing the Chicago River
green every
March 17! San Diego has a good parade but not on the actual
day, it is usually on the closest Saturday and the city also
hosts a one day festival. Phoenix has the same idea.
Close but no cigar for Irish purists!
Los Angeles had a small parade for a few years with
fire-trucks and a few hundred marchers but it never really
caught on in a big way. This year it was not held due to
budget problems. However, to their great credit,
the City of Los Angeles working with the
Irish Fair Foundation does hold an Irish Civics Day each
year at City Hall. This ceremony is one of the oldest
commemorations honoring St. Patrick and the Irish
west of the Mississippi River!
Happy Saint Patrick's Day, 2010.
Slainté!*
Jim McDonough and the Great People who bring you
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* "Slainté"
--- the Irish word for health. Pronounced SLAN-cha.
This was the last installment in a five
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True Thomas, the Irish Storyteller
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jugglers, bag pippers, school groups and even
St. Patrick himself! At the end of the march there
will be live music, storytelling, enjoy free raffle
featuring our disctict's merchants and a whole lot
more including a street fair and stage in the
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17
 See ABOVE and BELOW for Special
FIRST FEATURE, PUB LISTINGS and CALENDAR SECTION
for event info and linksrelevant to the GREAT SAINT'S GRAND DAY **********************************************
Take two aspirin and climb back on the horse...
the Celtic Life continues after Paddy's Day...
Here is a sampling of upcoming events.
Also an editorial note:
the next E-Missive will be sent
out on Thursday, March 25.
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Friday, March 26
8:30pm
Peter McGowan
of Finn McCool
Solo Concert....
Peter McGowan
In preparation for an upcoming tour,
McGowan will be performing at a number of
small venues in the Los Angeles and Ventura areas.
Those of you who are familiar with his music,
know he normally performs with his six piece band,
Finn MacCool. McGowan will be performing again
with Finn MacCool in the near future.
These local performances, playing solo
or as a two piece, will give his audience a chance
to hear the songs in an acoustic environment.
Special guest artists at some concerts.
Sonny McLeans Irish Pub
2615 Wilshire Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA
310 449-1811
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Saturday, March 27
Los Angeles Emerald Society's
St. Patrick's Day Party at Maggie's
Social Hour: 6:30-7:30 pm
Buffet Dinner: 7:30 - 8:30 pm
The Ploughboys play 8:00-11:00 pm
Maggie's Pub
11900 Telegraph Road,
Santa Fe Springs
Call for details and tickets:
Cost is $35.00 per person. To attend;
Contact Jerry O'Keefe at 714-403-3681
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Saturday, March 27
7:00pm
Mick Moloney, Athena Tergis
and Christa Burch in Concert
Ionic Composite Lodge #522
1122 S. La Cienega,
Los Angeles, CA
More information: 323 252-5492
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We wish all of you a great St. Patrick's Day!!
We hope you found information here that will make
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