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St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland – Sober and Solemn?
St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland – Sober and Solemn?
St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland – Sober and Solemn?
While many people associate St. Patty's with heavy drinking and pub crawls, in Ireland, St. Patrick's Day is a historically solemn and sober holy day for Roman Catholics. Believe it. Until the 1970s, pubs were actually legally required to close up shop for the day.