St Patrick's Day
St Patrick's Day is a day of celebrating, a day of drinking, eating and wholesome merriment. St Patrick's Day is a day when we don't paint the town red, instead we paint it green!
March 17th is St Patrick's Day, the day to celebrate the life of Ireland's Patron Saint. March 17th was the date that St Patrick died and everyone wants to join in with celebrating his life (Irish or otherwise).
Anyone can celebrate St Patrick's Day and in my experience everyone finds some Irish ancestry (real or imaginary) to fall back on. Let's face it after a few pints of Guinness anyone can sound like they kissed the blarney stone!
This image of a Leprechaun is courtesy of SatyrTN
This St Patty's Day why don't you let your inner Irish come out to play? A great St Patrick's Day party needs four key ingredients - drink, song, food and laughter.
Recipe for a St Patrick's Day Party
Drink
Song
Food
Laughter
Table of Contents
Drinks
Guinness and Other Irish Drinks
ArtisanStreet's Set of 4. Hand Painted 22 oz. Shamrock Pilsner Glasses. Made to Order, Signed by Artisan.
Amazon Price: $107.50 (as of 11/24/2009)
Although Guinness is good no matter what you serve it in you can't go past these hand painted Shamrock glasses will really show your Irish side!
Now to be honest I'm not a huge fan of Guinness personally as I prefer the lighter stout of Kilkenny. My husband, however drinks a Guinness (or two) on St Paddy's Day.
An alternative for some people is to try Guinness in a cocktail.
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Guinness Cocktails
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Guinness was first brewed by Arthur Guinness in 1759 at his St James Gate Brewery in Dublin. This means that Guinness is celebrating 250 years of creamy goodness. The creamy dark stout that goes by the name of Guinness must surely be one of Ireland'...
If you don't want to supply Guinness you could try serving Green beer. You'll need a lager beer and some green food coloring.
Another option is to try a St Patrick's Day cocktail
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Go Green for your St Patrick's Day Cocktails
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On St Patrick's Day it's time to paint the town Green! The green food coloring comes out and you eat foods that nature never intended to be green. You have a couple of choices when it comes to drinking - the ever popular Guinness (although I must adm...
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Baileys Irish Cream - Shots and Shooters
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The world debut of Baileys Irish Cream in 1974 was to revolutionize the idea of shots and shooters. A shot was traditionally from hard liquor such as Bourbon or Tequila and was drunk for a couple of reasons - to warm you up when you came in from the...
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St Patrick's Day Cocktails
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You really cannot have a St Patricks Day without Guinness, Baileys or Irish Whiskey. St Paddy's Day is also the day to paint the town green. Bearing all this in mind I have tried to come up with a collection of St Patrick's Day Cocktails. I hope you...
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Baileys Cocktails
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Baileys Irish Cream has been a staple part of bars and many homes since it's inception in 1974. When it was first introduced to the world a cream liqueur was a novel concept and the world took to it immediately. Baileys is a combination of Irish whis...
Party Ice
Don't forget the ice!
Green St Patrick's Day Party Ice!
Take a jug of water and add a few drops of green coloring until you get the color you want.
Pour into ice-cube trays and freeze.
Voila! Green St Patrick's Day Party Ice!
Got Any Beer Goggles?
Go Irish!
St Patrick's Day Green Shamrock Glasses
Amazon Price: $4.99 (as of 11/24/2009)
Remember - Shamrocks Rock!
Song
Music, Singing & Dancing
If you want to have a really traditional Irish time at you St Patrick's Day party then check out MobyD's collection of Celtic music.
Food
St Patrick's Day Party Food
Here are some great food ideas for your St Patrick's Day party.
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- St Patrick's Day Pretzels
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I personally like serving jacket potatoes. Pop the potatoes in an oven before the party and then bring them out with a selection of toppings and let your guests serve themselves.
Wedges are great with chopped bacon and cheese both melted on top and then sour cream added. Of course plain fries is a much easier for the host than the wedges. Cook them up and serve them with a side of tomato sauce!
Laughter
Fun & Laughter
St Patrick Says........Be Happy!
A fancy dress St Patrick's Day party - yeah baby! Leprechauns galore and everything green you can get it here!
St. Patricks Day 72 Piece Pot Obeads Features a black pot filled with 72 green beadneck
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Remember Be Responsible
Let People Remember YOUR St Patrick's Day Party for the Right Reasons
Serve Lime cordial or add green food coloring to lemonade for some St Patrick's Day party drinks that won't give you a hangover the next day.
St Patrick's Day Mocktails
Leprechaun Ale
1 scoop lime sherbet
ginger ale
Place a scoop of lime sherbet into a mug and top up with ginger ale.
Green Alien Mocktail
3 oz. Lime juice
3 oz. Sparkling Lemonade
2-3 drops green food coloring
Mix all of the ingredients together and pour into a tall glass filled with ice.
St Patrick's Day Decorations
Going Green
Shamrocks are a three leaf clover (although very rarely you may find a four leaf clover, these are incredibly lucky) and are a symbol of Ireland
Leprechauns are little male faeries from Irish mythology. They are usually characterized as jolly fellows, but folklore show that they can be very impish! Usually portrayed wearing green they are reputed to be very rich and hide their gold in a pot buried at the end of rainbows.
Pots of gold are where the leprechauns' keep their wealth. I spent many a day in my childhood trying to find the end of a rainbow so that I can see if there really was a pot of gold buried there!
Some Essential Party Supples
St Patrick's Day Decorations Hanging Spiral
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St. Patrick's Day Table Cover
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St Patrick's Day Decorations Centerpiece
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St Patrick's Day Decorations Small Vacform Tray
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St. Patrick's Day Hats and Horns Party Set for 10
Amazon Price: $18.99 (as of 11/24/2009)
Have Your Say Here!
What will you be doing on St Patrick's Day?
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- Sojourn Sojourn Mar 12, 2009 @ 7:24 pm
- Love the beer goggles! Great lens!
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- Joan4 Joan4 Mar 2, 2009 @ 5:11 am
- Fun lens! Holiday lenses are my favorites, I think! Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
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- tandemonimom tandemonimom Feb 25, 2009 @ 5:27 pm
- Now that Leprechaun Ale sounds right up my alley, LOL! Great lens, nice showcase for all your other St. Patrick's lenses.
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- Charlyjl Charlyjl Feb 23, 2009 @ 4:10 pm
- Woohoo! I know that we even drink Green Beer here in Australia to celebrate... not that I have myself... Enjoy painting the town Green.
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