{"id":11710,"date":"2022-03-17T19:55:49","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T19:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=11710"},"modified":"2022-03-17T20:00:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T20:00:06","slug":"happy-st-patricks-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/happy-st-patricks-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy St. Patrick&#8217;s Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Mora daoibh go l\u00e9ir<\/em>! Greetings to you all!<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today in Dublin there was a large parade to celebrate, and you can see the recorded video here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"St. Patrick&#039;s Day Parade LIVE from Dublin, Ireland\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MdxVvrzhyHM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Besides the celebrations today, there will be celebrations all throughout the weekend in Dublin. Check out some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/stpatricksfestival.ie\/\">scheduled events here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The festival organizers talk about this year and how significant it is after the two-year hiatus:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;St. Patrick&#8217;s Festival invites Ireland and the world to reconnect in Dublin in a global celebration of Irish Arts, Culture and Heritage.<\/p>\n<p>Festival 2022 will be a landmark celebration, the largest in scale and ambition to date, a moment for the nation, and for our tribe of 80 million across the world, to connect and reflect, celebrate and welcome.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The theme of this year&#8217;s festival is <strong>Connections\/Naisc <\/strong>and the idea is about connecting not only the nation of Ireland, but millions all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of connections and what it means to be Irish, check out this quote by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/sponsored\/ireland-s-heritage\/ireland-and-a-sense-of-place-1.4686544\">Bl\u00e1thnaid N\u00ed Chofaigh in the Irish Times<\/a> talking about the Irish language, heritage, and a sense of place:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Bh\u00ed an t-\u00e1dh orm gur t\u00f3gadh le Gaeilge m\u00e9. Is cuid d\u00e1r n-oidhreacht \u00ed an teanga Ghaeilge. Ach n\u00edl aon gh\u00e1 bheith l\u00edofa le tuiscint \u00e1irithe a bheith againn ar \u00e1r n-oidhreacht. C\u00e9 go bhfuil an Ghaeilge l\u00e1rnach i m\u2019oidhreacht f\u00e9in, n\u00ed mar a ch\u00e9ile \u00e1r dtuiscint ar oidhreacht. In \u00e9ind\u00ed le gr\u00e1 t\u00e1 oidhreacht an-l\u00e1idir agus an-phearsanta: m\u00fascla\u00edonn s\u00ed moth\u00fach\u00e1in at\u00e1 in ann compord agus briseadh cro\u00ed a choth\u00fa ionainn.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>T\u00e1 oidhreacht na h\u00c9ireann chuile \u00e1it, sna caisle\u00e1in, sna carraigeacha, sna haibhneacha sna sl\u00e9ibhte, sna farraig\u00ed, sna sc\u00e9alta agus in\u00e1r n-anamacha, is cuid d\u00e1 n-oidhreacht iad ar fad. Ach mar aon leis an nGaeilge t\u00e1 bagairt ar \u00e1r n-oidhreacht. Gan meas n\u00e1 aitheantas n\u00ed bheidh s\u00ed ann: caithfear aire a thabhairt d\u00e1r n-oidhreacht.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>____________<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some vocabulary for the festivities:<\/p>\n<p><em>Naomh P\u00e1draig <\/em>(lit : Saint Patrick)<\/p>\n<p><em>P\u00e1draig Naofa<\/em>\u00a0(lit : Holy Patrick)<\/p>\n<p><em>L\u00e1 Fh\u00e9ile P\u00e1draig sona duit<\/em> &#8211; Happy St. Patrick&#8217;s Day to you<\/p>\n<p><em>L\u00e1 Fh\u00e9ile P\u00e1draig sona daoibh<\/em> &#8211; Happy St. Patrick&#8217;s Day to you all<\/p>\n<p><em>Beannachta\u00ed na F\u00e9ile P\u00e1draig dhuit<\/em> &#8211; St Patrick\u2019s Day blessings to you<\/p>\n<p><em>Beannachta\u00ed na F\u00e9ile P\u00e1draig oraibh<\/em> &#8211; St. Patrick&#8217;s Day blessings to you all<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wetting the shamrock&#8221; is an old Irish saying meaning &#8220;to go for a drink,&#8221; particularly on St. Patrick&#8217;s Day, so if you plan on meeting someone to celebrate you can say this:<\/p>\n<p><em>C\u00e1 mbeidh t\u00fa ag fli\u00fachadh na seamr\u00f3ige? &#8211;<\/em>Where will you be wetting the shamrock?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Sl\u00e1inte!<\/em> &#8211; Cheers!<\/p>\n<p><i title=\"Irish-language text\">\u00c9irinn go Br\u00e1ch &#8211; Ireland forever (<\/i>Erin go Bragh is the\u00a0\u00a0anglicization)<\/p>\n<p><em>Seamr\u00f3g<\/em> &#8211; shamrock<\/p>\n<p><em>Go n-\u00e9ir\u00ed an t-\u00e1dh leat<\/em> &#8211; May luck rise to you (good luck)<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00c1dh na n-\u00c9ireannach<\/em> &#8211; Luck of the Irish<\/p>\n<p>____________<\/p>\n<p>And here is some <a href=\"https:\/\/tuairisc.ie\/o-dhuchas-la-fheile-padraig-la-mor-do-na-gaelaibh\/\">reading practice in Irish about St. Patrick&#8217;s Day.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let me know how you will be celebrating St. Patrick&#8217;s Day down below \u2b07<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>L\u00e1 Fh\u00e9ile P\u00e1draig sona daoibh!<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_11715\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11715\" class=\"wp-image-11715 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/03\/irish-845398_960_720.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/03\/irish-845398_960_720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/03\/irish-845398_960_720-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/03\/irish-845398_960_720-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11715\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo from Pixabay, CCO.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/03\/irish-845398_960_720-350x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/03\/irish-845398_960_720-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/03\/irish-845398_960_720-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/03\/irish-845398_960_720.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Mora daoibh go l\u00e9ir! Greetings to you all! Earlier today in Dublin there was a large parade to celebrate, and you can see the recorded video here: Besides the celebrations today, there will be celebrations all throughout the weekend in Dublin. Check out some of the scheduled events here. 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