https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 18:48:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/st-patricks-day-are-you-irish-do-you-celebrate#post-630374 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:54:12 +0000 mrskc 630374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad's family is Irish. My maiden name was an Irish name. We don't usually do much celebrating. Usually just make corn beef and cabbage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/st-patricks-day-are-you-irish-do-you-celebrate#post-630367 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:52:04 +0000 lindseykaye 630367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I are both VERY Irish/Scottish so we celebrate and host a party every year. Not sure what DH did growing up but I would go to my grandparents house for a corned beef, cabbage, carrots, potatoes and soda bread dinner. It's always been one of my favorite holidays - even as a kid - even without any presents or too much hoopla!</p> <p>Last year we used the holiday to share the news of our baby on the way, and this year I can't wait to celebrate her first St. Paddy's Day. We'll be doing things a little different, our fifth annual party will be a brunch instead of a late night drinking-fest. Alcohol is still going to be very present but we always have a potluck style feast. We skip the 'green' stuff though and just go for Irish treats. I make haggis handpies for the party every year, but have also made ale/whiskey/irish cream cupcakes, banoffee pie, corned beef braid, fresh bread with Irish butter and Irish cheddar, colcannon... And instead of green beer we drink Bass, Guinness, Harp, Smithwick's and the like. I am hungry just thinking about it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/st-patricks-day-are-you-irish-do-you-celebrate#post-630191 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:04:24 +0000 Mrs. Train 630191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am Irish. We celebrate with a big dinner, we watch Darby o Gill and the little people. Last year I did a rainbow scavenger hunt for the kids to find a pot of gold. We have a bunch of silly hats. We do usually have some drinks at home but we aren't big drinkers so we just have a fun family day. We are pretty goofy but we have a great time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/st-patricks-day-are-you-irish-do-you-celebrate#post-630184 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:00:27 +0000 Sprite 630184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, I'm Irish! Usually only celebrate with a few drinks, and maybe putting out a cute front door wreath (but I do that for most holidays anyway!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/st-patricks-day-are-you-irish-do-you-celebrate#post-630175 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:56:01 +0000 mrs. bird 630175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@betsyboop: :D I embrace my roots, we are an arrogant lot! Are you from new England or have you just been fortunate enough to visit Boston during our festivities? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/st-patricks-day-are-you-irish-do-you-celebrate#post-630168 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:51:19 +0000 Bookish 630168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Half Irish/Half German, so any excuse for drinking is good by me! We usually make a pitcher of green beer, and last year we had a green food potluck party! This year the potluck didn't work out, and I think it'll be a pitcher of non-alcoholic beer, but still!! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/st-patricks-day-are-you-irish-do-you-celebrate#post-630139 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:38:38 +0000 MrsBrewer 630139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, I'm very Irish! :-) I really don't celebrate st pattys day though. DH and I used to go out to the bars for green beer, but not really any more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/st-patricks-day-are-you-irish-do-you-celebrate#post-630129 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:36:07 +0000 Dandelion 630129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My maternal grandfather's parents came from Ireland, and my grandfather was always VERY proud of his heritage. To the point where he insisted on wearing green on St. Patrick's Day, and NO red. (red is of Northern Ireland)</p> <p>So, it is instilled in me and my family that we must honor our heritage, so yeah, we celebrate. I make corned beef and cabbage on the holiday, make the whole family wear green, and do a few activities with ds.</p> <p>I'm really hoping dd makes her appearance before St. Patty's day, cause I'd really like her to be a part of it this year. :)</p> <p>If she comes this week, I have my mom already lined up to bring me my Irish dinner that day, haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/st-patricks-day-are-you-irish-do-you-celebrate#post-630103 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:27:26 +0000 .twist. 630103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm Irish from my dad's side, I don't celebrate, I just tell people I have green blood so leave me alone! HA. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/st-patricks-day-are-you-irish-do-you-celebrate#post-630093 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:24:45 +0000 Alivoo01 630093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not Irish, but one of my co-workers did so we did an Irish pot luck for lunch on Friday. I made soda bread and it complemented the coddle perfectly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/st-patricks-day-are-you-irish-do-you-celebrate#post-630080 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:16:40 +0000 littlek 630080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not Irish, but before LO, DH and I used to go out drinking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/st-patricks-day-are-you-irish-do-you-celebrate#post-630073 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:15:00 +0000 JerricaBenton 630073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband's maternal grandmother was Irish but he doesn't really identify as Irish. We don't do anything special but sometimes I make something green just as an excuse to bake something fun. We have a local market that makes amazing Irish Soda Bread so if I usually get a loaf! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/st-patricks-day-are-you-irish-do-you-celebrate#post-630070 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:14:12 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 630070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm Irish through my dad's side. I'm not sure how much. We don't celebrate though. I usually try to wear green if I remember. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/st-patricks-day-are-you-irish-do-you-celebrate#post-629947 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:23:41 +0000 mrsjyw 629947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we're not irish, but DH and i celebrate at home with green beer and corned beef &amp; cabbage! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/st-patricks-day-are-you-irish-do-you-celebrate#post-629888 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:49:52 +0000 betsyboop 629888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. bird: lol I've never heard anyone refer to themselves as a masshole! Celebrating St. Patty's Day in Boston was always fun (and ALWAYS fun to watch others), even though I'm 0% Irish! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/st-patricks-day-are-you-irish-do-you-celebrate#post-629847 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:22:42 +0000 blackbird 629847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually am partially irish, but I celebrate more due to my alma matre. St Pats is a BIG DEAL there! </p> <p>I like guinness and pasties! Yum! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/st-patricks-day-are-you-irish-do-you-celebrate#post-629664 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:29:15 +0000 Emsmems 629664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am 50% Irish, 50% German... I have drinking in my blood! Haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/st-patricks-day-are-you-irish-do-you-celebrate#post-629653 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:21:05 +0000 MrsH 629653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1/32 Irish. That counts, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/st-patricks-day-are-you-irish-do-you-celebrate#post-629395 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:42:48 +0000 mrs. bird 629395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's so cool that you're finding more out about DH's family! </p> <p>Yup, I'm Irish and a masshole so, obviously, I celebrate by drinking excessively and yelling at people in parades :D hahahaha. Today was our parade. DH's mother is making us go to her house for dinner on saint Patrick's day, I am not at all happy about this as I'm sure she doesn't even know it's saint Patrick's day :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/st-patricks-day-are-you-irish-do-you-celebrate#post-629184 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 20:32:28 +0000 rachiecakes 629184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shutterbug: haha - maybe it's a Boston thing?? it's always been a huge deal as far as I know! shoot - the state government even shuts down for the day, hahaha<br /> where I went to high school the mascot was the "Gael" !! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/st-patricks-day-are-you-irish-do-you-celebrate#post-629179 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 20:30:10 +0000 Shutterbug 629179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rachiecakes: haha I assumed you were Irish (for the reasons you said above). I'm about 1/2 Irish, and so is DH. We celebrate by drinking, and sometimes going to a parade. One year we were skiing in Switzerland for St Patrick's Day (with 15 other Bostonians) and we made a waaay bigger deal about it than any of the European tourists. Which made me think it's really only an American thing (sort of like Cinco de Mayo). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/st-patricks-day-are-you-irish-do-you-celebrate#post-629152 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 20:19:24 +0000 sera_87 629152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pretty much Irish, and can't say I celebrate it too much. I do remember green milk for dinner when I was a kid though. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/st-patricks-day-are-you-irish-do-you-celebrate#post-629135 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 20:10:30 +0000 rachiecakes 629135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I recently found out that DS is Irish! </p> <p>DH knows very little about his family - he's only ever known his parents and brother, he's the only one born in this country. His parents were both born in Indonesia and were/are (FIL passed away in '94) Dutch citizens. He's very Indonesian looking, tan, dark hair, Asian features. His mother has always said that he's Irish on his father's side but didn't know details. I recently joined Ancestry.com and found that his paternal grandmother was 100% Irish! DH is a quarter Irish!<br /> People always assume I'm Irish but I'm not, I live in Boston and I'm a redhead. That's enough around here! haha</p> <p>I want to do something special with DS this year. There are a lot of celebrations in town next weekend. </p> <p>Do you celebrate St. Patrick's Day? Are you Irish?? </p>