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Black Irish ?

Just bought a bottle of Connemara Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey for a wee nip after the corned beef, red potatoes, and cabbage. I may have to sample it soon as dinner is still cooking...

i've heard of them. came as migrants from India, perhaps?

when starvation causes human populations to go on the march, whose to know where it will all end?

ah, the black irish. what a concept. and st paddy from northern africa? the story is getting pretty deep now.

and the mythology? of the tuatha de'danann or something like that? who?

I was reminiscing today about the local Irish bar I used to frequent occasionally even when it wasn't St. Paddy's day. But on St. Paddy's day the green beer was flowing by the pitcher and there were plenty of old guys with Irish accents at the bar. Back then ('72-'75 or so) I was a redhead but now its sort of auburn & grey. All I had to do back then was walk in and one of the old guys would proclaim that I looked like "a fine Irish lad"... Then pour me a green beer from one of the pitchers lined up on the bar. Every year I got plastered for free and they all thought I was Irish. I never did tell 'em that my dad's parents (where the red hair came from) were both born & raised in Dundee, Scotland, and that my mom's parents were both born to German immigrants. But like they say; on March 17th, EVERYBODY'S Irish, (or at least as long as there's free beer).

Steve, as you know, Claudia is 100% confirmed (one might say chronic) Catholic and half Irish, so our meal just now was Beggar's Bouillabaisse. It was exquisite. Tomorrow, we may have CB&C, despite it not really being an Irish dish, but Friday in Lent took precedence.

There's just a chance for a tipple of some Irish whisky this evening.

At any rate, may the best of Ireland be upon you, and may we all soon meet again.

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On St Patrick's Day EVERYBODY wants to be Irish!!!!!!!!!!!

Many thanks for the kind words. And I'm very impressed with your great celebration of St. Paddy's day.

I celebrated at my favorite bar with two hunting buddies(Joe and Sandy) and a lot of good friends there. The color green was spectacular all over the bar and the customers. The bar(Barley and Hops) makes their own beer which is fantastic. I'm a fan of IPA's and they have the best I've ever had.

All the best to you and yours my friend.

Steve