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Post by Suzy on Mar 17, 2014 3:34:49 GMT -5
I thought we'd start the celebrations with a little Irish dancing. Here is Riverdance- I love them. Attachments:
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Post by Suzy on Mar 17, 2014 6:23:26 GMT -5
I bet a lot of you have Irish roots. I know David does. And Becca and Michael. Here' some green beer to go with your Irish lunch.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2014 6:35:19 GMT -5
I'm half-Irish, half-German, but I look Irish. Can't tell in my author photo, but I have red hair and freckles. I think that must have been when I dyed my hair to cosplay River Song. We bought some Guinness, and we're having corned beef and cabbage tonight, but I can't say I'm the biggest fan of cabbage.  (And what I look like most of the time...) |
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Post by Suzy on Mar 17, 2014 6:39:22 GMT -5
You look so cute, Lynn! Green suits you.
We're having roast lamb and red wine. I refuse to drink green stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2014 6:43:56 GMT -5
I'm not dying the beer green. I'm not even going to pour it in a glass! LOL
I did make double chocolate mint brownies last night, too. I thought about making green icing, but I thought chocolate icing would be better on brownies. They're dangerously rich, though!
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Post by Suzy on Mar 17, 2014 6:57:57 GMT -5
I'm not dying the beer green. I'm not even going to pour it in a glass! LOL I did make double chocolate mint brownies last night, too. I thought about making green icing, but I thought chocolate icing would be better on brownies. They're dangerously rich, though! I made cinnamon buns. Not green but really delicious (Swedish recipe).  |
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Post by mlhearing on Mar 17, 2014 7:11:29 GMT -5
Happy St. Patrick's day to everyone!
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Post by Suzy on Mar 17, 2014 7:23:38 GMT -5
Happy St. Patrick's day to everyone! And you, Michael. Are you doing anything to celebrate? |
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Post by shawninmon on Mar 17, 2014 10:18:53 GMT -5
My name is Patrick Shawn, and my great grandparents emigrated from Ireland. I have no idea why my parents spelled my name "Shawn" instead of "Sean," which I would have preferred. They did not consult me at the time. In any case, happy St. Paddy's Day from this Irishman!
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Post by Becca Mills on Mar 17, 2014 10:44:18 GMT -5
Happy happy! I'm 1/4 Irish.  |
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Post by Daniel on Mar 17, 2014 11:09:19 GMT -5
My hair is mostly white/gray now, but it was a light auburn before that. My beard was bright red. I'm still liberally freckled. I'm not sure what % Irish I am, but I know it's there somewhere in my grandfather's family tree.
Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
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Post by Suzy on Mar 17, 2014 12:37:03 GMT -5
My hair is mostly white/gray now, but it was a light auburn before that. My beard was bright red. I'm still liberally freckled. I'm not sure what % Irish I am, but I know it's there somewhere in my grandfather's family tree. Happy Saint Patrick's Day! And Daniel is a very Irish name. There are many Daniels in my husband's family. With that colouring, you simply MUST be very Irish. Happy St Pat's to you too! |
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Post by Suzy on Mar 17, 2014 12:38:22 GMT -5
My name is Patrick Shawn, and my great grandparents emigrated from Ireland. I have no idea why my parents spelled my name "Shawn" instead of "Sean," which I would have preferred. They did not consult me at the time. In any case, happy St. Paddy's Day from this Irishman! That is so Irish! Patrick Sean (they probably thought Shawn would be easier to pronounce in the US)couldn't be more Irish. |
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Post by Suzy on Mar 17, 2014 12:43:39 GMT -5
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Post by Becca Mills on Mar 17, 2014 21:51:44 GMT -5
My hair is mostly white/gray now, but it was a light auburn before that. My beard was bright red. I'm still liberally freckled. I'm not sure what % Irish I am, but I know it's there somewhere in my grandfather's family tree. Happy Saint Patrick's Day! And Daniel is a very Irish name. There are many Daniels in my husband's family. With that colouring, you simply MUST be very Irish. Happy St Pat's to you too! Those Irish genes are tenacious. I have a friend whose parents are of Irish descent. She married a guy who was half-Irish, half-Norwegian by descent. No redheads in either family, but one of their kids is a brilliant carrot top. It was lurking in there somewhere.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2014 6:38:17 GMT -5
And Daniel is a very Irish name. There are many Daniels in my husband's family. With that colouring, you simply MUST be very Irish. Happy St Pat's to you too! Those Irish genes are tenacious. I have a friend whose parents are of Irish descent. She married a guy who was half-Irish, half-Norwegian by descent. No redheads in either family, but one of their kids is a brilliant carrot top. It was lurking in there somewhere. It's very rare in my family, too, but it crops up in every generation. My uncle had auburn hair, and my cousin (his son) has strawberry blond hair. My hair was strawberry blond as a child, and darkened into auburn as an adult. They tell me my great-grandmother was known for her fiery red hair. Me at age 3:  |
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Post by Suzy on Mar 18, 2014 6:51:48 GMT -5
Now, there's a real Irish colleen!
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Post by Becca Mills on Mar 18, 2014 11:15:32 GMT -5
Now, there's a real Irish colleen! Seriously. And very cute! |
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Post by Pru Freda on Mar 18, 2014 12:09:54 GMT -5
I have red hair, and when younger also had freckles. I'm not Irish. If anything, I'm descended from Viking stock. My maiden name was an Anglicised version of a Scandinavian name, and I was born and grew up within the original Danelaw - the area of England invaded by the Vikings/Danes.
I think a lot of Irish folk may carry the genes of the Vikings within them, too.
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Post by Becca Mills on Mar 18, 2014 13:02:35 GMT -5
I have red hair, and when younger also had freckles. I'm not Irish. If anything, I'm descended from Viking stock. My maiden name was an Anglicised version of a Scandinavian name, and I was born and grew up within the original Danelaw - the area of England invaded by the Vikings/Danes. I think a lot of Irish folk may carry the genes of the Vikings within them, too. I bet that's true, Lynda. Those Vikings got around ... |
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