Today is St. Patrick's Day, the man who is said to have brought Christianity to Ireland.....And drove the snakes out of the island.......Think back to the Book of Genesis...How did Satan first appear? As a serpent? Think about it....There you go, you've got it figured out. ( BTW, there are no snakes in Ireland.....Or New Zealand......Reason enough to move to both places. )
Ireland is called the Emerald Isle due to it's being green...But it's no greener than SETX during the Spring.
Today, American- Irish eat Corn-beef and cabbage......But in Ireland they do not eat Corn-beef and cabbage, it wasn't until the Irish moved to America in the 18th-19th Century that they started eating Corn-Beef. In Ireland they eat bacon with their cabbage....Bacon was too expensive so they substituted cheaper cuts of beef for the bacon in New York City and Boston.
Corn-Beef is salted beef. The term "corn" comes from the corn sized piece of salt used to salt down the beef for preservation.
For St. Patrick's they eat chicken and leek pie, lamb stew.
The Irish never say " Top of the Morning."
In Ireland, Shepherd's pie is made with ground lamb.
Cottage pie is made with ground beef.
Yes, they love their potatoes. They even serve pizza with ' chips' ( French Fries.)
Every Irish pub has a fireplace. Go there, you'll understand why.
Guinness is not the best selling beer in Ireland. It is Smithwick's.
Any county road in Jasper County is better than most highways in Ireland. Sure enough wider.
Whisky is divided among Protestant vs. Catholic. Drink Jamison, you are Catholic. Drink Bushmill, you are Protestant. I drink Bushmill, not because I am a Protestant, I prefer taste. I really like Tullimore Dew or Busker over any other whisky in Ireland. ( But it is higher dollar)
Have a great St. Patrick's!
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