Happy St Patricks Day

[Abigail]

Lá Fhéile Pádraig Shona Duit

Happy St Patrick's day

Gurab amhlaidh duit

The same to you

Gabhaim pardún agat

I apologise

Gabh mo leithscéal

Excuse me?

I know online translators can be unreliable and I couldn't find a phrase one, so I had to do each word separately. Do correct me if I got them wrong I think I may have with the last two

[alan45]

Gabhaim pardún agat

I beg your pardon


Gabh mo leithscéal

Pardon me?

That is the end of the Gaelic (Irish) as opposed to Gallic (Scots) until we win the triple crown on Saturday

[Abigail]

Thanks Alan.

Why is it that the English celebrate St Patrick's day more than St George's? I went out tonight and it was rammed. People had hats on, there was banners up and people were drinking Guinness (including me, I hate the stuff. Pretty good hangover cure though). There's none of that when George comes around.

[Siobhan]

Thanks Alan.

Why is it that the English celebrate St Patrick's day more than St George's? I went out tonight and it was rammed. People had hats on, there was banners up and people were drinking Guinness (including me, I hate the stuff. Pretty good hangover cure though). There's none of that when George comes around.

Cause a) the Irish KNOW how to party and b) there was a mass exodus to the UK in the 80's so there is a huge Irish population there

[alan45]

Fans of The Simpsons have been treated to a St Patrick's Day episode of the hit cartoon series.
It was shown on Sky1 ahead of its broadcast on US network Fox, the first time an episode has premiered on this side of the Atlantic in the show's 20-year history.
The episode, called In the Name of the Grandfather, shows the cartoon family making the journey from Springfield to Ireland on a Derry Air plane.
Marge and the children visit famous landmarks including the Giant's Causeway, the Blarney Stone and Guinness brewery, while Homer and his father end up buying a pub.

Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart, was a guest of honour at the Dublin parade
The landlord of the pub is played by Colm Meaney, while there are also cameo roles for Oscar winners Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová of the surprise hit Irish film Once.
The Simpsons' executive producers, Al Jean and James L Brooks, and Nancy Cartwright, who voices Bart and other characters, travelled to Ireland for an exclusive screening of the episode.
"Homer and Grandpa get drunk," said Al Jean.
"They buy the bar and then they find, as it turns out, in Ireland, pubs aren't so popular anymore because you can't smoke in them. So they're really up a creek."
As the Simpsons come to terms with the new hi-tech Ireland - home to Hewlett Fitzpackard and Mickrosoft - the bar struggles to attract customers, leading Homer to lament that "the Irish have become hard-working and sober".
Irish characters have regularly featured in The Simpsons.
A whole episode was devoted to U2, but the most controversial was an episode set on St Patrick's Day when celebrations in Springfield turned nasty as an Irish parade encountered an Orange march.

[alan45]

Thanks Alan.

Why is it that the English celebrate St Patrick's day more than St George's? I went out tonight and it was rammed. People had hats on, there was banners up and people were drinking Guinness (including me, I hate the stuff. Pretty good hangover cure though). There's none of that when George comes around.

Cause a) the Irish KNOW how to party and b) there was a mass exodus to the UK in the 80's so there is a huge Irish population there

Just Imagine what the part will be like at around 7pm on Saturday when Brian O'Driscoll lifts the Triple Crown at the Millenium Stadium

[Siobhan]

Come to Dublin Alan... it will be hopping!!!!

[sindydoll]

happy st paddys day to all you Irish people on the boards...dont get too sloshed dont think we celebrate anything in England we are a miserable bunch

What about St George's Day?

bit late but Happy St Patricks Day all

we dont actually celebrate it though i think the only day we celebrate is newyear

[alan45]

Come to Dublin Alan... it will be hopping!!!!

Thanks for the invite but the beers cheaper up here.

[sindydoll]

it is about £3.50 a pint where i come from