tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post3781257743123621254..comments2023-06-19T06:28:32.714-07:00Comments on VWXYNot?: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS SAINT PATTY'S DAY!Cath@VWXYNot?http://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-66020428884832282342010-03-19T02:16:29.950-07:002010-03-19T02:16:29.950-07:00Hi Cath - yes, I play accordion. I started as a te...Hi Cath - yes, I play accordion. I started as a teenager growing up in leafy Sussex. My Dad picked up an old but very small piano accordion at a music store because he liked the look of it and my Mum liked the sound of it. I took to it quite easily and was soon playing with a local Morris-dance side. My parents gave me a very large piano accordion for my 18th which stood me in good stead for cromercroxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09963551114404818534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-45562009120483102912010-03-18T16:37:24.341-07:002010-03-18T16:37:24.341-07:00Bean-Mom, see, blog reading = learning :) (and I&#...Bean-Mom, see, blog reading = learning :) (and I've had lots of Google search term hits for this issue too, so maybe I'm helping to spread the word!)<br /><br />That's the other funny (to me) thing about St Patrick's celebrations in North America! In Britain (I can't speak for Ireland), you'd never see kids celebrating it, and you wouldn't get "family friendly&Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-20980281299958582732010-03-18T12:02:55.084-07:002010-03-18T12:02:55.084-07:00I found her!
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint...I found her!<br /><br />http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=202<br /><br />St. Patricia Day is August 25. Not aware of any drinking traditions surrounding this saint, so as far as celebrations go...eh. But now you can tell people they got the wrong date when they wish yo a Happy St. Patty's Day.Ambivalent Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908454781195782927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-17676878947470585572010-03-17T19:21:05.077-07:002010-03-17T19:21:05.077-07:00Ah, thanks for the lesson, Cath! I had no idea.
S...Ah, thanks for the lesson, Cath! I had no idea.<br /><br />St. Paddy's day is surprisingly big in our kids' schools, not sure why (not a big Irish population hereabouts, far as I can tell). Any excuse for a party, I guess. My 5-year old informs me that a leprechaun visited her school--but that she missed it--and gave wishes to her teacher. And she heard stories about some monster named The bean-momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411250616280191525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-36485340802470434932010-03-17T17:57:38.277-07:002010-03-17T17:57:38.277-07:00Silver Fox, Pat is just fine :)
Purple sounds goo...Silver Fox, Pat is just fine :)<br /><br />Purple sounds good and neutral. My Dad's side of the family is from the green-clad part of Ireland, but none of us actually pay any attention to the religious significance of that any more.<br /><br />AA, I don't know... Patricia just sounds like a more modern name to my ears, although I'm very probably wrong. Good luck with the fellowship!<Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-92225781372643433772010-03-17T12:49:54.652-07:002010-03-17T12:49:54.652-07:00Surely there must have been a St. Patricia...thoug...Surely there must have been a St. Patricia...though I'm pretty sure her feast day doesn't fall on March 17th. Or if it does, it does not involve drinking. Me? Irish as most Americans come, but I'm not drinking til this damn fellowship proposal has been whipped into shape. <br /><br />Slainte!Ambivalent Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908454781195782927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-32523612938228931752010-03-17T11:14:10.993-07:002010-03-17T11:14:10.993-07:00And cheers!And cheers!Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-1455509662644545862010-03-17T11:13:20.159-07:002010-03-17T11:13:20.159-07:00Happy St. Pat's day, or should I say St. Pad&#...Happy St. Pat's day, or should I say St. Pad's? ;) I'm not wearing green today, as it turns out. My Dad, who is a bit more Irish than I am, wears orange, because he's Not Catholic. He's not Protestant anymore though, so probably skips the color wars altogether. I'm wearing a safe color: purple.Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-29468881798537877162010-03-17T09:56:09.908-07:002010-03-17T09:56:09.908-07:00Lisbeth, nice work! I wasn't paying attention ...Lisbeth, nice work! I wasn't paying attention and wore my green sweater on Monday instead, so I'm wearing a grey one instead that has a couple of thin green stripes on it.<br /><br />Henry, Slainte to you too! I didn't know you played accordion (until you mentioned it on Facebook), when did you pick that up? And do you have any video?<br /><br />Chall, yes, it's a beef (or a Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-38964013580169504112010-03-17T08:16:54.991-07:002010-03-17T08:16:54.991-07:00I'm really glad I happen to always refer to St...I'm really glad I happen to always refer to St. Patrick's Day as St. Patrick's Day and do not try and abbreviate. I really hadn't considered that Patty was a feminine name even though I was a rabid Peanuts fan growing up and am all too familiar with Peppermint Patty. of course, there aren't a lot of men referred to as Paddy where I live, which might have at least tipped me offmicrobiologist xxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07578078880223116616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-52659045235236329582010-03-17T07:24:56.898-07:002010-03-17T07:24:56.898-07:00Happy St.Patrick's Day from Ireland! We've...Happy St.Patrick's Day from Ireland! We've parades everywhere today.<br /><br />Chall, as far as I know (but I am not Irish), the Mc or Mac depends on which area you are from, as dialects of gailge have different pronounciations and spellings. For example, my colleague Sean who is from the northwest, is always annoyed that everyone here (near Dublin) pronounces his name with an "O&pikahttp://academicinternational.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-29030221395629595722010-03-17T07:16:10.246-07:002010-03-17T07:16:10.246-07:00Ahh... I still don't get why St Paddy's da...Ahh... I still don't get why St Paddy's day is celebrated where I live currently. I mean, the few Irish could be housed in a smaller closet (much like the Scandinavians). Well, maybe there are more decendants of the Irish but still, not many O' or Mc. <br /><br />btw, isn't there a distinction between Mac and Mc names? I seem to recall something from my gaelic lessons back in chall at worknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-138636145327646672010-03-17T06:08:53.533-07:002010-03-17T06:08:53.533-07:00Slainte!
Every so often I am roped in by our loca...<i>Slainte!</i><br /><br />Every so often I am roped in by our local library to take part in story-reading events for children. Sometimes I read stories but mostly I'm there to provide incidental music with my accordion. So I played some faux-Irish reels (more of a Morris-Dance-Music man mesself) and the storytellers told great tales of leprechauns, Finn McCool and so on. As for me? Mrs Crox cromercroxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09963551114404818534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-6718398026507419652010-03-17T01:21:54.123-07:002010-03-17T01:21:54.123-07:00St. PaDDy's day is not celebrated in these sti...St. PaDDy's day is not celebrated in these sticks of the wood but by sheer coincidence I am in fact wearing a green t-shirt today :)Lisbethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05336246537129300031noreply@blogger.com