I am getting emails from Ireland about St Patrick's Day. Come to Dublin, they say, and see the St Patrick's Day parade. If you can't get to Ireland, Irish pubs worldwide, and many other pubs worldwide, will be celebrating St Patrick's Day.
In previous years I have been in England and Singapore on St Patrick's Day. In Singapore the nearby pub was jammed inside and outside with revellers, and the pub was giving away green hats to those who ordered rounds of drinks.
In London the underground trains were packed with people returning from pubs, happy and merry, singing Irish songs.
What do you wear? Green for the Emerald isle. It is called the emerald isle, I presume, because of the green grass. Like England and Wales and West Scotland, anywhere with lots of green grass has lots of rain. Let's hope it doesn't rain on the parade. If it does, retreat to the nearest pub and sing songs. A few traditional songs come to mind: When Irish eyes are smiling ... In Dublin's Fair city. But in modern times we have many popular Irish folk singers and pop singers.
If you are not into drinking Guinness, or you are driving, try Irish food. For a real taste of Ireland, barmbrack, a bread containing sultanas and raisins, served hot and buttered for tea, or soda bread. Irish stew, potatoes, or chocolates.
If you are looking for chocolates, I love chocolates from the BeSweet company of Dublin. The underside of the box says they are made and packed in England.
http://www.thebesweetcompany.com
You can find a quick guide to traditional and modern pubs in Wiki travel.
My favourite sites would be
1 Dublin Writers Museum
2 Merrion Square - statue of Oscar Wilde and quotations on columns.
3 Irish Jewish Museum
4 Guinness Storehouse
5 Irish Whiskey Tour at Old James Distillery
6 Leprechaun Museum
When I went to Dublin we did the major history museums and then drove out of the city to a castle.
My Selection FromWikipedia is below. The numbering is mine and lists my favourite first. When I next visit I shall have to re-order the list according to the day I arrive and what is open, and which places are nearest wherever I am staying.
3 Irish Jewish Museum
5 Irish Whiskey
6 Leprechauns
http://www.leprechaunmuseum.ie
http://wikitravel.org/en/Dublin
http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/St.shtml American Irish and Jewish connections.
More information from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Irish_dishes
ireland.com
Want an Irish hat or a four leaf clover for the luck of the Irish?
http://www.carrollsirishgifts.com
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, researcher, author and speaker.
In previous years I have been in England and Singapore on St Patrick's Day. In Singapore the nearby pub was jammed inside and outside with revellers, and the pub was giving away green hats to those who ordered rounds of drinks.
In London the underground trains were packed with people returning from pubs, happy and merry, singing Irish songs.
What do you wear? Green for the Emerald isle. It is called the emerald isle, I presume, because of the green grass. Like England and Wales and West Scotland, anywhere with lots of green grass has lots of rain. Let's hope it doesn't rain on the parade. If it does, retreat to the nearest pub and sing songs. A few traditional songs come to mind: When Irish eyes are smiling ... In Dublin's Fair city. But in modern times we have many popular Irish folk singers and pop singers.
If you are looking for chocolates, I love chocolates from the BeSweet company of Dublin. The underside of the box says they are made and packed in England.
http://www.thebesweetcompany.com
You can find a quick guide to traditional and modern pubs in Wiki travel.
My favourite sites would be
1 Dublin Writers Museum
2 Merrion Square - statue of Oscar Wilde and quotations on columns.
3 Irish Jewish Museum
4 Guinness Storehouse
5 Irish Whiskey Tour at Old James Distillery
6 Leprechaun Museum
When I went to Dublin we did the major history museums and then drove out of the city to a castle.
My Selection FromWikipedia is below. The numbering is mine and lists my favourite first. When I next visit I shall have to re-order the list according to the day I arrive and what is open, and which places are nearest wherever I am staying.
- 1 Dublin Writers Museum, 18 Parnell Sq, Dublin 1, ☎ 353 1 872-2077, [13]. M-Sa 10AM-5PM, open until 6PM Jun-Aug. Su and holidays 11AM-5PM. Located in an 18th century house, the museum is dedicated to Irish literature and the lives of individual Irish writers such as Shaw, Joyce, and Yeats. €7.25, children €4.55, family tickets €21. edit
- 2 Merrion Square Merrion Square is one of the largest squares in Dublin. It is filled with green grassy areas and has three Georgian style houses. There is a large statue of the writer and dramatist Oscar Wilde. There are also two square marble columns covered in famous Wilde quotes. Merrion Square is a good place to escape some of the noise of Dublin and enjoy Oscar Wilde’s witty sense of humour.
3 Irish Jewish Museum
4 Guinness Storehouse, St James's Gate, Dublin 8 (Buses 40/123, closest Luas Red line stop at James's), ☎ +353 1 408 4800, [36]. Daily 9:30AM-5PM (open until 7PM in July & August). Closed Good Friday and Dec 24-26. Retells the story of Dublin's most famous drink. The exhibition is interesting and is self-guided. The exhibition works its way upwards from the ground floor and culminates at the seventh floor Gravity Bar, which has great views over Dublin and forms the head of the giant pint of Guinness formed by the atrium. Price of entry includes a pint which can be redeemed at the gravity bar or at the education center where you learn the proper way to pour a glass of Guinness. Outside, tourists will encounter horse drawn carriages for hire. Beware as they charge €20 for the short walkable 2km (1 mi) ride back to the city centre. Adults €16,50 (10% discount for booking online), students and seniors €13, children 6-12 €5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Jewish_Museum5 Irish Whiskey
- Old Jameson Distillery, Bow Street Distillery, Smithfield, Dublin 7, ☎ +353 1 8072355, [45]. Daily 9:30AM-6PM. Last tour at 5:30. Closed Good Friday and Christmas holidays. This ex-distillery hasn't produced whiskey in a while, and if you are expecting to see whiskey making, you will not find it here. However, there is a tour and recreation of the process, and whiskey tasting afterwards. The tour begins with a short, low-budget video dramatizing the distillery's history and the Jameson brand. After the video, eight members of each tour group will be selected to participate in a sampling of Irish, American, and Scotch whiskies after the tour (everyone else gets one portion of Jameson). The tour starts after the video with the guide walking everyone through various exhibits which detail the process of whiskey-making. If you don't know anything about whiskey, it is a very informative and interesting experience, even if you aren't a a whiskey drinker. Serious whiskey connoissuers probably won't find the experience particularly rewarding. Adult €12.50, students and seniors €10, families €25. edit
6 Leprechauns
http://www.leprechaunmuseum.ie
http://wikitravel.org/en/Dublin
http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/St.shtml American Irish and Jewish connections.
More information from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Irish_dishes
ireland.com
Want an Irish hat or a four leaf clover for the luck of the Irish?
http://www.carrollsirishgifts.com
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, researcher, author and speaker.
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