happy st padraics day

@cath 55 wrote:

Oh, Mary, this London’s a wonderful sight
With people here working by day and by night
They don’t sow potatoes, nor barley, nor wheat
But there’ gangs of them digging for gold in the streets
At least when I asked them that’s what I was told
So I just took a hand at this diggin’ for gold
But for all that I found there I might as well be
Where the Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea

I believe that when writin’ a wish you expressed
As to how the fine ladies in London were dressed
Well, if you believe me, when asked to a ball
Faith, they don’t wear a top to their dresses at all.
Oh, I’ve seen them myself and you could not in truth
Say if they were bound for a ball or a bath
Don’t be startin’ them fashions now, Mary Macree
Where the mountains of Mourne sweep out to the sea

You remember young Peter O’Loughlin, of course
Well, now he is here at the head of the force
I met him today, I was crossing the Strand
And he stopped the whole street with a wave of his hand
And there we stood talkin’ of days that are gone
While the whole population of London looked on
But for all these great powers he’s wishful like me
To be back where the dark Mourne sweeps down to the sea

There’s beautiful girls here, oh, never you mind
With beautiful shapes nature never designed
And lovely complexions all roses and cream
But O’Loughlin remarked with regard to the same
That if at those roses you ventured to sip
The colors might all come away on your lip
So I’ll wait for the wild rose that’s waitin’ for me
Where the Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea

U RANG lol

@abitofmary_j wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au30c9ZMIPg&feature=related

Sgt i luv ur wee cheeky greenmannie lol here u wearin your Crest…?? HAPPY ST PADDYS DAY as it today eh… never mind the POPE and his rules lol here that true he changed to it sat as because of Easter..??

lol thanks MJ :) xx..

Yep, with Easter coming so early this year it cast a slight bit of confusion on to the whole St. Patrick’s gig.

Basically, no other Holy Day can be celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church within Easter’s Holy Week (not too sure if that applies to the other Christian communities actually).

So, with St. Patrick’s Day (always March 17th) falling on the Monday of Holy Week, and Sunday the 16th being Palm Sunday, the official CHURCH celebration was Saturday the 15th this year.

Now, I stress CHURCH because the NATIONAL holiday was (and remains) The 17th. Yesterday was our National bank holiday :) .
So, in many respects we had TWO St. Patrick’s Days this year :D .

Confused?
You should be..
It is the Irish afterall :wink: .

@Sgt Pepper wrote:

@abitofmary_j wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au30c9ZMIPg&feature=related

Sgt i luv ur wee cheeky greenmannie lol here u wearin your Crest…?? HAPPY ST PADDYS DAY as it today eh… never mind the POPE and his rules lol here that true he changed to it sat as because of Easter..??

lol thanks MJ :) xx..

Yep, with Easter coming so early this year it cast a slight bit of confusion on to the whole St. Patrick’s gig.

Basically, no other Holy Day can be celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church within Easter’s Holy Week (not too sure if that applies to the other Christian communities actually).

So, with St. Patrick’s Day (always March 17th) falling on the Monday of Holy Week, and Sunday the 16th being Palm Sunday, the official CHURCH celebration was Saturday the 15th this year.

Now, I stress CHURCH because the NATIONAL holiday was (and remains) The 17th. Yesterday was our National bank holiday :) .
So, in many respects we had TWO St. Patrick’s Days this year :D .

Confused?
You should be..
It is the Irish afterall :wink: .

could u repeat that SLOWLY PLZZZZ lol

@Sgt Pepper wrote:

@abitofmary_j wrote:

could u repeat that SLOWLY PLZZZZ lol

:lol:

Okay.. a long time ago there was this guy named Paddy! Now, he may have been Welsh… or indeed French… some even say he was English :shock: … ewww God Forbid!!

Anyway, he had this thing about snakes…

:P

men always havin to ‘ slip in ‘ the snake gag especially Irishmen eh lol

any u here aboot the ‘ Irish ‘ tapdancer….?? fell doon the drian lol