Happy St. Patrick's Day!

[listen_up_fergie]

A tribute to all United's Irish players:
John O'Shea
Liam Miller
Paul McShane
and ooh, Roy Keane.

We seem to have a pretty strong Irish heritage too with Denis Irwin, Norman Whiteside, Paul McGrath, and Kevin Moran all having Irish connections.

:D :D :D

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY

[Father Ted]

John O'Shea
Roy Keane
Liam Miller
Paul McShane
Denis Irwin
Brian Carey
Liam O'Brien
Ashley Grimes
Roy Carroll
Frank Stapleton
Keith Gillespie
Kevin Moran
Mick Martin
Gerry Daly
Paddy Roche
Pat Dunne
Shay Brennan
Don Givens
Johnny Giles
Noel Cantwell
George Best
Liam Whelan
Johnny Carey
Jackie Blancheflower
Sammy McIlroy
Jimmy Nicholl
Norman Whiteside
David Healy
Harry Gregg
David McCreery
Mal Donaghy
Phil Mulryne
Pat McGibbon

[Motterman]

Shay Given












;)

[billyireland]

Ugh, I want to go out! Problem is, I am extremely hung over after last night and woke up this morning with a surreal pain in my left knee, I can barely walk around the house! There's a rooftop party above a frends apartment in Templebar that I really want to go to, but I can't make it! ARGH!!

[croix]

Happy St. Patty's Day!

"Live life, Laugh often and Drink alot" - old Irish saying (but then I am paraphrasing)

[Achtung]

Well I'm no greater than 0% Irish, but hey I'm in the spirit today with my green polo. Probably will leave the drinking to the weekend though.


Even Keano is relaxed on a day such as this. :)

http://as.wn.com/i/e7/8af19a54697413.jpg

[robby241]

Ugh, I want to go out! Problem is, I am extremely hung over after last night and woke up this morning with a surreal pain in my left knee, I can barely walk around the house! There's a rooftop party above a frends apartment in Templebar that I really want to go to, but I can't make it! ARGH!!

i feel your pain on the hangover. and i have to go repet myself tonight. but lets face it. celebrating such a fine holiday with a pint and some friends is a damn fine day.

[billyireland]

Yes I know, but I can't even make it to friends because of my knee! What's worse is that it's sunny warm & outside (about 68 degrees farenheit, or 18 celcius) with no breeze! When you live in Ireland, you earn a certain - almost unique - appreciation for a nice warm, sunny day (that doesn't turn to shite in the afternoon)... I probably won't see a day like this for a month or two!

ANGER!

[arsenalgirl30016]

Shay Given












;)
Damien Duff






:p

[Motterman]

http://home.btconnect.com/drdowney/leprechaun-SU.jpg

[Bluto11]

Ugh, I want to go out! Problem is, I am extremely hung over after last night and woke up this morning with a surreal pain in my left knee, I can barely walk around the house! There's a rooftop party above a frends apartment in Templebar that I really want to go to, but I can't make it! ARGH!!
grab some crutches and head over there, find a chair and just sit down. be sure to bring a bucket so you don't pee in your pants.


and Mott, that poster is hilarious. reminds me of Wayne's World when Wayne would put the flashlight under his face and become the leprechaun and Garth would freak out

[Motterman]

grab some crutches and head over there, find a chair and just sit down. be sure to bring a bucket so you don't pee in your pants.

Actually, after he's pissed enough, he won't feel the knee anyways....

[billyireland]

Nope, didn't go out and I'm pretty pissed about it... the weather actually help up in Ireland during March! The problem with my knee is that I cannot bend it at all really, want to know why? I got a phonecall off a mate wonderign where I was. I told him about the knee and got a (very drunken) laugh back. I asked him when he was laughing at and apparently I was completely paralytic last night and was not looking where I was walking - which was directly into a concrete pillar - what was worse was the knee I led with hit in - more impact. When your knee doesn't bend and you cannot get into contact with crutches, it is quite hard to walk abotu 5-6 miles into the city centre, especially with all the human traffic.

Oh well, there's always Good Friday.

[Bluto11]

Nope, didn't go out and I'm pretty pissed about it... the weather actually help up in Ireland during March! The problem with my knee is that I cannot bend it at all really, want to know why? I got a phonecall off a mate wonderign where I was. I told him about the knee and got a (very drunken) laugh back. I asked him when he was laughing at and apparently I was completely paralytic last night and was not looking where I was walking - which was directly into a concrete pillar - what was worse was the knee I led with hit in - more impact. When your knee doesn't bend and you cannot get into contact with crutches, it is quite hard to walk abotu 5-6 miles into the city centre, especially with all the human traffic.

Oh well, there's always Good Friday.
ouch, that blows. I'm not doing anything special today. I'm eating my corned beef and cabbage though.

does anyone know why people in America eat Corned beef and cabbage on St. Paddy's Day? I read somewhere that in NY the Irish used to eat bacon after going to mass. It was a big deal because they could not eat meat during Lent, but the Vatican let them eat meat on St. Patrick's Day. Not sure how bacon switched to corned beef.

[billyireland]

ouch, that blows. I'm not doing anything special today. I'm eating my corned beef and cabbage though.

does anyone know why people in America eat Corned beef and cabbage on St. Paddy's Day? I read somewhere that in NY the Irish used to eat bacon after going to mass. It was a big deal because they could not eat meat during Lent, but the Vatican let them eat meat on St. Patrick's Day. Not sure how bacon switched to corned beef.
Not sure about the bacon story, since I've never been very religious, to put it mildly (not vocally anti-religious, just not bothered with it). Nut corned beef & cabbage? What the hell? I will say that we've got the best rashers/bacon in the world, though. ;)

[Bluto11]

Not sure about the bacon story, since I've never been very religious, to put it mildly (not vocally anti-religious, just not bothered with it). Nut corned beef & cabbage? What the hell? I will say that we've got the best rashers/bacon in the world, though. ;)
rashers are good

on sunday at the South Side Irish Parade someone told me that the soil in Ireland can support cattle, or it is not profitable to raise cattle in Ireland, hence the rashers, but I have no clue.

People in the US can be clueless about Ireland. Some girl tried to tell me that no one in Ireland drinks Guinness. I almost fell over from laughing so hard.

[billyireland]

rashers are good

on sunday at the South Side Irish Parade someone told me that the soil in Ireland can support cattle, or it is not profitable to raise cattle in Ireland, hence the rashers, but I have no clue.

People in the US can be clueless about Ireland. Some girl tried to tell me that no one in Ireland drinks Guinness. I almost fell over from laughing so hard.
Rashers... are BRILLIANT!

You really proved your own point after that - for a long, long time the Irish economy depended on exporting cattle, mostly to Britain - the reliance only eased off with the Celtic Tiger economical boom in the mid-to-late 1990s, I thought Irish beef had a reputation?

And actually in the under-30 age bracket, Guinness is a declining product... that said, people usually acquire the taste for it as they get older in general anyway.

But you were nearly right. ;)

[Dark Savante]

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all!

[Bluto11]

Rashers... are BRILLIANT!

You really proved your own point after that - for a long, long time the Irish economy depended on exporting cattle, mostly to Britain - the reliance only eased off with the Celtic Tiger economical boom in the mid-to-late 1990s, I thought Irish beef had a reputation?

And actually in the under-30 age bracket, Guinness is a declining product... that said, people usually acquire the taste for it as they get older in general anyway.

But you were nearly right. ;)
a Guinness question:

everyone I talked to who has been to Ireland told me the Guinness is served at room temperature, or right below it. However, ever pub I went to in Dublin served it cold, and this was not Guiness "Extra Cold". what is the traditional way to serve it and do the pubs in Dublin serve it cold because there are tons of tourists there?

[billyireland]

a Guinness question:

everyone I talked to who has been to Ireland told me the Guinness is served at room temperature, or right below it. However, ever pub I went to in Dublin served it cold, and this was not Guiness "Extra Cold". what is the traditional way to serve it and do the pubs in Dublin serve it cold because there are tons of tourists there?
Whenever I have got Guinness (which is rare enough) it has tended to be 'cool', not cold. I guess it varies from pub to pub, and perhaps your reason could come into play around the more commercial/touristy areas, such as the Templebar area, or McGowan's Pub. Couldn't be definite, though.