FReeper Canteen ~ Happy St Patrick's Day! ~ 17 March 2016

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[Kathy in Alaska]

The FReeper Canteen Presents...
Happy St Patrick's Day

Canteen Mission Statement

Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over a thousand years.

On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink, and feast—on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.

Irish Rovers ~ When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

Dominic Behan ~ Erin Go Bragh

Lisa Kelly ~ Carrickfergus

Clancy Brother & Tommy Makem ~ Johnnie I Hardly Knew You

The Dubliners ~ The Rocky Road To Dublin

Today, St. Patrick's Day is celebrated by people of all backgrounds in the United States, Canada, and Australia. Although North America is home to the largest productions, St. Patrick's Day has been celebrated in other locations far from Ireland, including Japan, Singapore, and Russia.

Loreena McKennitt ~ She Moved Through The Fair

El McMeen ~ Danny Boy

Bill Douglas ~ Irish Lullaby

The Wolfe Tones ~ The Wearing Of The Green

The Chieftains ~ An Gaoth Aneas

In modern-day Ireland, St. Patrick's Day has traditionally been a religious occasion. In fact, up until the 1970s, Irish laws mandated that pubs be closed on March 17. Beginning in 1995, however, the Irish government began a national campaign to use St. Patrick's Day as an opportunity to drive tourism and showcase Ireland to the rest of the world.

Last year, close to one million people took part in Ireland 's St. Patrick's Festival in Dublin, a multi-day celebration featuring parades, concerts, outdoor theater productions, and fireworks shows.

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and their families,
and is family friendly.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy St Patrick's Day, Janey.

[lee martell]

Thank you. Happy St. Patty’s Day to you too. That’s a cute Shamrock Parachute. Spring is just around the corner!

[HandyDandy]

Éirinn go Brách!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy St Patrick's Day, my. Thanks for the tune. LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

I’m going home....back in a bit.

[henkster]

I went to an Irish pub in Chicago with my friends on St. Patrick’s Day several years ago. They had an Irish folk singer and were serving green beer. It wasn’t Budweiser with green food color in it, it was some kind of authentic Irish beer. I don’t know how they made it but by volume it must have been mostly mercury it was so heavy.

It snowed that night while we were in the pub. When they threw us out at closing time, we spilled out into the street for a mass snowball fight. Not sure how that happened.

[mylife]

When I was a kid I dressed like Rory Gallagher, I wanted to be Rory Gallagher.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHTnIfGQJNM

[Georgia Girl 2]

Dia duit Kathy. :-)

[mylife]

Ohh it is no tune, it is a funny LOL

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

I have!

[luvie]

Oooo...Gary Senise! That would almost make me watch it. LOL! Never have gotten into it, but I can watch on couchtuner.com...with Adblock Plus, of course, to filter out their icky ads. :)

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

He could play a little...

[Oratam]

I first heard it from Irish Comedian Hal Roach, about 50 years ago.

"Write it down! Write it down!"

[SkyDancer]

I will partake in adult beverages at our local pub on Patty’s Day - will be with a great group. You enjoy as well. (((HUGS))) Janey

[radu]

I’ll be right here when you get home and settled.

[radu]

It’s oretty good so far. Anything with Gary Sinise in it gets my attention. LOL

[mylife]

A tad. ☺

[radu]

Mine?

[radu]

Mine?

[radu]

Mine?