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Monday March 15, 2021
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Happy St. Patrick's Day
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    There may be always an Ireland and, beyond that lovely prospect, a special day this week as the first flowers of spring are peeking out of the ground as we celebrate St Patrick’s Day on Wednesday March 17th.
     But alas, this St. Patrick’s Day in New York City and everywhere else, will once again be minus the parades. In New York the annual procession would march up Fifth Avenue, past St. Patrick’s Cathedral at 50th Street, all the way up past the Metropolitan Museum of Art at 83rd Street.
     The St. Patrick’s Day Parade in NYC began even before there was a United States of America in 1766, when Irishmen from Ireland’s Revolutionary War brought the tradition here.
     Military units continued to march each year until after the War of 1812, when local Irish fraternal and beneficial societies began sponsoring the event.
     In those days, the parade was quite small, marching from local Irish meeting halls to Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Lower Manhattan on Mott & Prince Streets.
     By 1851, the groups had banded together, nominating a Grand Marshall and increasing the size of the parade.
     This was when the Irish 69th Regiment (now the 165th Infantry) became the lead marchers, and the Ancient Order of Hibernians became the official sponsor.
     We love St. Patrick’s Day.
     It’s when the “Irishrey” of New York come out in full celebration. Look into the faces of the uniformed services, especially the NYC Firefighters, and as a matter of fact most every true New Yorker, and you will get it right away.
     We also like that the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, when it is held, remains true to its roots by not allowing floats, automobiles and other commercial overkill.
     Okay, lingering COVID-19 has cancelled the parades for 2021.
     Thankfully we can raise our voices with friends and family and a drop of stout as we celebrate this Wednesday March 17 with these words for all:
May the road rise up to meet you
And may the wind always be at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face
And the raindrops fall soft upon your fields
And until we meet again
May God hold you in the small of his hand.
HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY 2021
Geoffrey

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