Happy St. Pat's Day

A little tidbit:

Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig is the Gaelic way of expressing a wish that you have all the blessings of St Patrick's Day and the "luck of the Irish" to go with it. There are many humorous explanations for this expression. One comes from the legend of the 'Little People' of the land, know as leprechauns. Finding or catching a leprechaun (who would then give you gold) was a lucky event that could only take place in Ireland ! The Irish are descendants of great Celtic and Viking fighters and invaders. Their natural fighting skills often ensured survival & hence they became known as the 'lucky' people .a classic case of making your own luck ! But then "The Luck of the Irish" may all be legend.

My grandmother came from Norway, but my grandfather was Irish, Capt. Herbert J. Kelly (Coast Guard).

My grandmother learned to cook corned beef and cabbage, and generally, as children, you turn up your nose at vegetables, but one thing is for sure, we ate up the cabbage!

As we got older, my grandfather would take us out for steak dinner, ironically, at a place called "Kelly's."

In my time, I've made corned beef and cabbage, and it has turned out pretty good, especially if you have some decent home made horseradish to go along with it. Oh, and boiled potatoes are a must!

No green beer, though, UGH! A nice stout works for me on St. Pat's day, which, by the way, is one of the three holidays I believe it is perfectly normal to be drunk before noon! (That and Super Bowl Sunday and the Fourth of July holiday!)

Enjoy some Flogging Molly music, before the YouTube police remove the videos.