The links you attached are informative and funny. I like everything related to Irish ☘️ culture. I know this day but I don’t know st. Patrick’s story. However, among the words you mentioned I only know limerick.

Thanks Miriam for this post.

St. Patrick's Day isn't a huge event in my area. We usually associate the day with clovers (specifically four-leaf clovers), anything to do with the colour green, and luck in general. Maybe willingly watch the Lucky Charm's cereal ad since the mascot is a leprechaun. We don't associate it that much with its history and don't recognize the Irish culture because of it. It's kind of like Easter, a mere fun day!

Sorry, I couldn't resist intervening to give the proper Irish forms of the anglicised words and phrases you used in your post.

Éire go brách, pronounced /ˈeːɾʲə gə ˈbɾaːh/, means "Ireland forever", "Erin" seems to be from the dative case <em>Éirinn</em>, but it's not really correct.

Lá Fhéile Pádraig, pronounced /ˈl̪aː ˈeːlʲə ˈpˠaːɾˠɪɟ/, literally "day of the feast of Patrick".

Seamróg, pronounced /ˈʃamɾɔg/, is from <em>seamair</em> = "clover", with the diminutive ending <em>-óg</em>.

Leipreachán, pronounced /ˈʎɛpʲɾʲəxaːn/, its etymology is debatable, but recent research suggests it comes from Latin <em>Lupercī</em>, the priests of the Roman god <em>Lupercus</em>, making it about as Irish as St. Patrick.

Luimneach, pronounced /ˈl̪ɪmʲnʲah/, is the name of a city and county in Ireland which the poetic form is named after,

Seanchaí, pronounced /ˈʃanəxˠi/, is a traditional storyteller or reciter of <em>seanchas</em>, ancient lore.

Bean sí, pronounced /ˈbʲan ˈʃiː/, literally "fairy woman", mostly known for shrieking to warn of someone's imminent death.

An Cladach, pronounced /ə ˈkl̪adah/, literally "the shore", an area of Galway which became famous for a particular ring design.

Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig ort! ("blessings of the feast of Patrick on you")

1.2 million Irish immigrants arrived from 1825 to 1970.

Between 1825 and 1845, 60% of all immigrants to Canada were Irish.

The 2006 census by Statistics Canada, Canada's Official Statistical office, revealed that the Irish were the 4th largest ethnic group, with 4,354,000 Canadians or 15% of the country's total population.

Many Canadian politicians have Irish heritage.

The first St. Patrick’s Day parades were held in North America in the 17th century.

Canada’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade was held in Montreal in 1824.

As Irish immigrants spread around the world, St. Patrick’s feast day became less of a religious observance and more of a celebration of Irish identity.

Typical celebrations include dressing in green, displaying Irish symbols such as the shamrock, and drinking green beer.

And for some unknown reason, everyone (Irish or not) enjoys dressing in green and celebrating by drinking alcohol (often drinking far too much).

I don’t celebrate St Patrick’s Day for a couple of reasons.

- The first and foremost reason is that I don’t drink, so everyone would say I was a party pooper.

- The second reason is I have no connection with Ireland or Irish heritage.

- The last reason is that the celebration involves much too much heavy, excessive drinking, by anyone who wants an excuse to act foolish (including many people who are not Irish at all).

I know the words shamrock , leprechaun, limerick and banshee.

I do not know shanachie and Claddagh.

This year’s celebrations will likely be very subdued and may be cancelled completely.

Thanks for all the comments!

Here in Germany, St. Patrick's Day isn't a big thing but mainly just celebrated in Irish pubs. I feel a special connection with Ireland as my hometown has a three-leaved clover in its coat of arms much like the shamrock, and our local football team also uses green as their colour.

I think that the wonderful Irish words deserve discussions on their own, so I'm starting with a limerick challenge: <a href="https://www.italki.com/discussion/230144" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.italki.com/discussion/230144</a>;.