photo credit – https://www.celestestpaul.com/ St. Patrick’s Day Specials at Celeste of St Paul Hotel and Bar 26 Exchange Street East St. Paul, MN 55101651-222-0848 Sister RitaMi Campo Blanco Tequila, Tattersall Orange Crema, Key Lime Juice, Lime Sorbet Gravedigger’s Mule The Sexton Irish Whiskey, Owen’s Ginger Beer, Lime Corned Beef & Cabbage A Holy Trinity of…
Readings by Writers
photo credit www.universityclubofstpaul.com Readings by Writers – St. Patrick’s Day edition Tue, Mar 17 @ 7:00PM The University Club, Summit Ave, St. Paul. MN The St. Patrick’s Day edition of “Readings by Writers”, a monthly poetry event hosted by Tim Nolan. Laura will be providing traditional Irish Music from 7:00 – 7:30pm. The readings begin…
Across the Bay
photo credit: https://www.ireland.com/en-us/articles/galway2020/ Anois teacht an Earraigh, beidh an lá dul chun sine Is tar éis na Féile Bríde árdóigh mé mo sheol Ó chur me im’ cheann e ní stopfhaidh mé coiche Go seasfaidh mé síos i lár connate Mhuigheo I translated it to give the spirit rather than literal. Now comes the spring…
2020 Distinguished Irish Woman
St. Paul St. Pat’s Parade Association’s Distinguished Irish Woman for 2020 The 2020 Distinguished Irish Woman is actually four remarkable local women, Jane, Brigid, Kate and Rita-the McDonald sisters who are mainstays in local activist circles. They have been working on behalf of peace and social justice for the past 50 years. For decades, they…
Fargo Moorhead St Patrick’s Day Parade
2020 Fargo-Moorhead St. Patrick’s Parade Saturday, March 14th, 11 am Celebrate the 24th Annual St. Patrick’s Parade that will hit the Downtown streets of Fargo-Moorhead on Saturday, March 14 at 11 am. Presented by Jefferson Lines, the parade begins in Downtown Moorhead making its way over the bridge to Broadway in Downtown Fargo. Proudly hosted…
Sioux Falls St Patrick’s Day Parade
Bill Baker named Grand Marshal of 41st Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Special to The Irish Gazette Bill Baker will celebrate his 60th birthday on March 14 with a special flair: He’ll be the Grand Marshal of the 41st annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The Parade is set for Saturday, March 14 in Sioux Falls. Baker retired earlier…
Wearin’ of the Green
Saint Paul St Pat’s Association 2020 Distinguished Irish Women, The McDonald Sisters (CSJ) Brigit, Kate, Jane and Rita, brought down the house with their rendition of “Accentuate the Positive” at Wearin’ of the Green dinner.
Book of Kells on Display
Photo courtesy of https://global-geography.org The Book of Kells is back on display at Trinity College. The world-famous Book of Kells will be back in the Old Library in historic Trinity College, Dublin after it was removed for work on the Library itself. The Book of Kells, a beautifully illuminated ninth-century manuscript that documents the four…
Irish Passport Applications Setting New Records
The Republic of Ireland is currently averaging a record 3,000 passport applications a day. A record 230,000 people have applied for Irish passports since the beginning of 2019. In 2018 Ireland issued 860,000 passports which is the highest number in history. Of those a total of 84,855 went to applicants in Northern Ireland. For now,…
Leeks & Pumpkin Seed Soup
By Chef Eric W. McBride What an interesting concept to combine the seeds of a pumpkin with the enticing flavors of leeks. Utilizing all parts of various grown food has always been an intricate part of Celtic cuisine. The Celts along the channel have a long history of using various forms of squash to be…