Getty Images Zocalo Public Square is a not-for-profit Ideas Exchange that blends live events and humanities journalism. When I was growing up in Britain in the 1970s, St. Patricks Day didnt exist. The conflict in Northern Ireland was at its bloodiest, and it was not a time when British cities would open their civic spaces for a celebration of things Irish. My sense of what St. Patricks Day looked like...
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Sunday, March 15, 2015
Green with envy? Dublin celebrates St. Patrick's Day early
One after another the children ran to Chelle Konsts SUV, their outstretched hands signalingthey wanted more.The mother of two young children, Konst was prepared.She was among the first to claim a spot on Saturday morning along Frantz Road to watch theGreenest, Grandest Parade, the highlight of Dublins St. Patricks Day festivities.In the back seat of her car was a treasure chest of green, an Irish dress-up box 10 years...
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