St Patrick’s Day Webcam!
March 17th is the traditional date when everyone goes green! Not ecologically, or even politically, just green everywhere. Hats, glasses, clothes, beer, food, fountains and grass are all green for St Paddy. Where better to celebrate St Patrick’s Day than in the Irish capital, Dublin. Merrion Square is the place to be for family friendly events. The main parade begins in Parnell Square North and makes slow and rambunctious progress around the city. The celebrations actually start days earlier with drama, music and dance.
Across the pond and lagging the usual 5 hours, New York does the Mother of all parades. It may be cold, but that does not hinder the partying of this Irish rooted immigrant community. Around 34 million Americans claim Irish ancestry so it’s a good thing they moved out of the tiny Emerald Isle, to be sure.
Of course, the best place to find the most authentic Irish cuisine and celebrations is in an Irish bar, if you can squeeze through the door. The New York parade runs along the Fifth Avenue, best known for its upmarket boutiques, and it starts at 11am and finishes around 5pm, if you’re lucky. Some of the best views can be seen from Central Park, or from a live New York webcam on Times Square ! Checkout Alary’s bar webcam for more St Patrick’s Day action in St Paul’s, Minneapolis.
Sharpen your knowledge of St Patrick with a few facts below:
Although St Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland he was born in Britain around 385AD.
He was captured as a boy and carried off to Ireland as a slave herding sheep.
He later returned to Ireland as a missionary to the pagan Celts.
He used the shamrock to illustrate the Holy Trinity in his preaching.
March 17 AD461 is the date of the death of St Patrick and is a national holiday in Ireland, Newfoundland and on the island of Montserrat!
The largest festivities in the southern hemisphere are in Sydney , which are probably also the warmest.
St Patrick is attributed to driving all snakes and serpents out of Ireland.
A popular toast on St Patrick’s Day says: “May the roof above us never fall in, and may we friends beneath it never fall out”.
And on that happy note, cheers and have a great St Patrick’s Day!