Happy St Patrick's Day to everyone from Ireland!
This includes the vast majority of my relatives and relatives-in-law. I consider myself to be well and truly English, even though my relatives and ancestors are nearly all Irish, but I still think St Pat's Day is great. Even though I don't like Guinness (!), I think it's great to have a day celebrating all things Irish.
Saint's Days get a bad press (mainly the annual media "controversy" around St George's Day) but I think they're all great - Sts David, Andrew, Patrick & George. They're a good excuse to think about where we come from, what makes us different, and what makes us all, regardless of background, essentially the same.
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