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Irish day is tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Original post by KerriJohnS

Anyone going to the parade??? I'll be there!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who is wearing some green??? You ALL better be wearing some green!!!! EVERYONE is Irish on St Patrick's day!! We like to celebrate with all!!!
Don't wear any Orange though!!!!

I posted some Irish fun facts on my fb page!!!



Here are some fun facts on LIW for you!! (more on my fb page!!)
St Patrick was English (real name is thought to be Maewyn Succat) and sold into slavery as a teenager. He was a slave in Ireland for 6 years. Upon his return to Ireland he brought Christianity with him, using the shamrock to explain the holy trinity. He used the christian cross and combined it with a symbol of the god of the sun (or the sun cross) to blend Pagan Irish (or Druids in Ireland) to Christianity; now known as the Celtic Cross.

While the Irish have observed St Patrick's Day for thousands of years, 1762 was the year of the first St Patrick day parade in NYC!!!! GET YOUR GREEN ON!!!!! MARCH 17th!!!!!

Sorry... I get a little nutty for St Pat's day!!!!
KerriJohnS Posted:

Re: Irish day is tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by MrsDrinkh20

I am so excited! The high school in our district is marching in the parade tomorrow and Brad and I get to chaperone! SOO Fun!! Yay! No green for us...we have to wear red and black...school colors


that stinks!!
but it should be fun.. even if your wearing red.

I used to march every year.
KerriJohnS Posted:

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Posted by kcreagh

Im 100% Irish and I am going to the parade! I go every year! This year Im going to the NYPD emerald society party with DH and Im so excited!

I made my first irish soda bread this year all by myself! I dont ever cook so this was a big accomplishment for me haha


YAY! we have to look out for one another! HAHA... all the LIW girls going should have lil LIW name tags incase we see eachother!!!!
ddnsp618 Posted:

Re: Irish day is tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by KerriJohnS

Posted by ddnsp618

i have my 'drink till hes cute' shamrock shirt.

im going out tomorrow night

i made a kickass irish soda bread last night....delish.


haha that's a great ****!! Love it!!!

I gotta get on board with making Irish soda bread!! Everyone seems to have made it this year!! Crazy!!!!

I'm going to have to start collecting recipes.


i used the one christine (dazies) posted on fb...ill copy and paste.
ddnsp618 Posted:

Re: Irish day is tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Christine's Irish Soda Bread

1 stick margarine or butter softened
1 cup sugar
4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsps baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 1/4 cup buttermilk
1 TBsp caraway seeds
1 cup raisins

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9' corningware dish.
Cream margarine and sugar together. Add eggs and then add remaining ingredients. Dough will be very heavy. Put dough into dish. Bake for 1 hour.

Here are my tips:
I use pyrex dish 8x8... the square pan.
I also add more raisins but, thats preference.
I do not add caraway seeds.
Also I use an additional 1 to 1 1/2 cups of flour. I do this because the dough is to wet and sticky. So I sprinkle the flour around as I go til its floured enough.
Also to make sure the dough isnt sticky nor wet use your hands at the end.
MrsDtoBe09 Posted:

Re: Irish day is tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll be wearing green and I'm making cupcakes spiked with Baileys for tomorrow. I'm going to make sheppard's pie for dinner tomorrow since DH hates corned beef and cabbage. He says it smells like farts and it's for poor people. He's crazy!

dazies1011 Posted:

Re: Irish day is tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by ddnsp618

Christine's Irish Soda Bread

1 stick margarine or butter softened
1 cup sugar
4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsps baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 1/4 cup buttermilk
1 TBsp caraway seeds
1 cup raisins

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9' corningware dish.
Cream margarine and sugar together. Add eggs and then add remaining ingredients. Dough will be very heavy. Put dough into dish. Bake for 1 hour.

Here are my tips:
I use pyrex dish 8x8... the square pan.
I also add more raisins but, thats preference.
I do not add caraway seeds.
Also I use an additional 1 to 1 1/2 cups of flour. I do this because the dough is to wet and sticky. So I sprinkle the flour around as I go til its floured enough.
Also to make sure the dough isnt sticky nor wet use your hands at the end.
KerriJohnS Posted:

Re: Irish day is tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by MrsDtoBe09

I'll be wearing green and I'm making cupcakes spiked with Baileys for tomorrow. I'm going to make sheppard's pie for dinner tomorrow since DH hates corned beef and cabbage. He says it smells like farts and it's for poor people. He's crazy!


well its technically not an irish meal.... corned beef and cabbage is american. im with your dh on that!!! i dont like it either!!!

love ur plans!! and ur cupcakes sound fab!!!
KerriJohnS Posted:

Re: Irish day is tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by dazies1011

Posted by ddnsp618

Christine's Irish Soda Bread

1 stick margarine or butter softened
1 cup sugar
4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsps baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 1/4 cup buttermilk
1 TBsp caraway seeds
1 cup raisins

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9' corningware dish.
Cream margarine and sugar together. Add eggs and then add remaining ingredients. Dough will be very heavy. Put dough into dish. Bake for 1 hour.

Here are my tips:
I use pyrex dish 8x8... the square pan.
I also add more raisins but, thats preference.
I do not add caraway seeds.
Also I use an additional 1 to 1 1/2 cups of flour. I do this because the dough is to wet and sticky. So I sprinkle the flour around as I go til its floured enough.
Also to make sure the dough isnt sticky nor wet use your hands at the end.


oooo la la... sounds awesome!!!!
dazies1011 Posted:

Re: Irish day is tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by KerriJohnS

Posted by dazies1011

Posted by ddnsp618

Christine's Irish Soda Bread

1 stick margarine or butter softened
1 cup sugar
4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsps baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 1/4 cup buttermilk
1 TBsp caraway seeds
1 cup raisins

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9' corningware dish.
Cream margarine and sugar together. Add eggs and then add remaining ingredients. Dough will be very heavy. Put dough into dish. Bake for 1 hour.

Here are my tips:
I use pyrex dish 8x8... the square pan.
I also add more raisins but, thats preference.
I do not add caraway seeds.
Also I use an additional 1 to 1 1/2 cups of flour. I do this because the dough is to wet and sticky. So I sprinkle the flour around as I go til its floured enough.
Also to make sure the dough isnt sticky nor wet use your hands at the end.


oooo la la... sounds awesome!!!!

And tastes GREAT
NikkiR515 Posted:

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I am going to TRY to walk past the parade tomorrow! I just started my new job this week so I feel like I have to super dedicated but St. Paddy's day is one of my faves so I am realllllly hoping I can swing by.
IrishBrideASmiling Posted:

Re: Irish day is tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by KerriJohnS


My uncle is from Jersey I have to see if he has a site...his band is actually playing in Georgia this year. After Georgia they are going to play in Puerto Rico for some fire convention. Last year they played in Ireland for St. Paddys Day!


O WOW! that sounds like a lot of fun!!!
And st pat's day in Ireland!! how awesome is that?!?!? I've never had the chance to go to Ireland...but it's a long time dream of mine.. so I will get there one day!!


Yea but in Ireland its not as big of a holiday as in America. I know most 'straight off the boat Irish' who prefer to be here in NYC partying at the parade than be home in Ireland celebrating.

I havent been to Ireland either, but DH and I want to go one day with our children to show them where DH's grandfather came from. My relatives are so Americanized it would be too hard to find out where they were from
jeanettelovesjason Posted:

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Hey Kerri how about you let me know some of those nice places your talking about for tomrrow

What's nice about the parade is there are actually some less popular spots where there are relatively no drunk people and space so you can go right up to the barriers and watch right from there. the drunk people are all in the bars for the most part. I avoid the bars now... I can't deal with that!!! It's too much for me.
Dreemer107 Posted:

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Posted by IrishBrideASmiling

Posted by KerriJohnS


My uncle is from Jersey I have to see if he has a site...his band is actually playing in Georgia this year. After Georgia they are going to play in Puerto Rico for some fire convention. Last year they played in Ireland for St. Paddys Day!


O WOW! that sounds like a lot of fun!!!
And st pat's day in Ireland!! how awesome is that?!?!? I've never had the chance to go to Ireland...but it's a long time dream of mine.. so I will get there one day!!


Yea but in Ireland its not as big of a holiday as in America. I know most 'straight off the boat Irish' who prefer to be here in NYC partying at the parade than be home in Ireland celebrating.

I havent been to Ireland either, but DH and I want to go one day with our children to show them where DH's grandfather came from. My relatives are so Americanized it would be too hard to find out where they were from


i cant wait to go to Ireland!! One day....
1st DH wants to go to the Amsterdam...we just found out that he's Dutch (instead of just Irish & German) and now hes allll about going to his motherland..
KerriJohnS Posted:

Re: Irish day is tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by jeanettelovesjason

Hey Kerri how about you let me know some of those nice places your talking about for tomrrow

What's nice about the parade is there are actually some less popular spots where there are relatively no drunk people and space so you can go right up to the barriers and watch right from there. the drunk people are all in the bars for the most part. I avoid the bars now... I can't deal with that!!! It's too much for me.


send me your number and I'll text them to you as i see them if you'd like.
I'm really bad bad bad with directions and never know where I am. I know the FAO Schwartz area is ridiculous and I try to steer clear of there. I THINK (emphasis on think) the 50's had some nice empty areas. There's one spot where there are like metal bleachers set up... I know that's usually a pretty open area; though the bleachers are usually closed off to the general public... right across the street from there was def nice a bunch of times I went there. I'm sorry i don't have exact street numbers for you right now. If you knew my sense of direction.. haha you'd totally understand. I PROMISE though.. those areas do exist!!! I've def been there.
KerriJohnS Posted:

Re: Irish day is tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Dreemer107

Posted by IrishBrideASmiling

Posted by KerriJohnS


My uncle is from Jersey I have to see if he has a site...his band is actually playing in Georgia this year. After Georgia they are going to play in Puerto Rico for some fire convention. Last year they played in Ireland for St. Paddys Day!


O WOW! that sounds like a lot of fun!!!
And st pat's day in Ireland!! how awesome is that?!?!? I've never had the chance to go to Ireland...but it's a long time dream of mine.. so I will get there one day!!


Yea but in Ireland its not as big of a holiday as in America. I know most 'straight off the boat Irish' who prefer to be here in NYC partying at the parade than be home in Ireland celebrating.

I havent been to Ireland either, but DH and I want to go one day with our children to show them where DH's grandfather came from. My relatives are so Americanized it would be too hard to find out where they were from


i cant wait to go to Ireland!! One day....
1st DH wants to go to the Amsterdam...we just found out that he's Dutch (instead of just Irish & German) and now hes allll about going to his motherland..


IDK why i find that to be so funny!! maybe it's the 'motherland' part. IDK.

John wants to go to Amsterdam just because! But ireland is sooo on the top of our list of places to go!!
KerriJohnS Posted:

Re: Irish day is tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by IrishBrideASmiling

Posted by KerriJohnS


My uncle is from Jersey I have to see if he has a site...his band is actually playing in Georgia this year. After Georgia they are going to play in Puerto Rico for some fire convention. Last year they played in Ireland for St. Paddys Day!


O WOW! that sounds like a lot of fun!!!
And st pat's day in Ireland!! how awesome is that?!?!? I've never had the chance to go to Ireland...but it's a long time dream of mine.. so I will get there one day!!


Yea but in Ireland its not as big of a holiday as in America. I know most 'straight off the boat Irish' who prefer to be here in NYC partying at the parade than be home in Ireland celebrating.

I havent been to Ireland either, but DH and I want to go one day with our children to show them where DH's grandfather came from. My relatives are so Americanized it would be too hard to find out where they were from


Well i would imagine it's as big of a holiday in terms of the holy day it is...but much less of a party than it is in America. But I could be wrong...this is just what I figured. Pubs weren't even allowed to be open in Ireland on March 17th until the 1970s!!!!!

Where is he from?
I'm from mainly Claire and Sligo and then literally the other side is ALL OVER IRELAND!! Soo many counties it's crazy!!
IrishBrideASmiling Posted:

Re: Irish day is tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by KerriJohnS

Posted by IrishBrideASmiling

Posted by KerriJohnS


My uncle is from Jersey I have to see if he has a site...his band is actually playing in Georgia this year. After Georgia they are going to play in Puerto Rico for some fire convention. Last year they played in Ireland for St. Paddys Day!


O WOW! that sounds like a lot of fun!!!
And st pat's day in Ireland!! how awesome is that?!?!? I've never had the chance to go to Ireland...but it's a long time dream of mine.. so I will get there one day!!


Yea but in Ireland its not as big of a holiday as in America. I know most 'straight off the boat Irish' who prefer to be here in NYC partying at the parade than be home in Ireland celebrating.

I havent been to Ireland either, but DH and I want to go one day with our children to show them where DH's grandfather came from. My relatives are so Americanized it would be too hard to find out where they were from


Well i would imagine it's as big of a holiday in terms of the holy day it is...but much less of a party than it is in America. But I could be wrong...this is just what I figured. Pubs weren't even allowed to be open in Ireland on March 17th until the 1970s!!!!!

Where is he from?
I'm from mainly Claire and Sligo and then literally the other side is ALL OVER IRELAND!! Soo many counties it's crazy!!


Well I am from Dublin, County Clare, and Cork and DH is from Belfast (gasp I married a Northerner! lol).

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