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Irish Americans
Aye lads and lassies, don't ya' forget to wear the green . Irish and Irish Americans commemorate the death, as legend has it, of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland,
who died on March 17, around 492. But mainly, people today honor Irish heritage and its rich culture and traditions. Cities all over the U.S. celebrate with St. Patrick's Day
parades and festivities. The most famous of these annual festival traditions includes the Boston St. Patricks's parade, with its first parade in 1737; the New York City St.
patricks' Day parade, which began in 1762; and the Savannah, Georgia, St. Patrick's Day parade which started in 1812. What do you do to honor Irish tradition? Wear green? Look
for four-leaf clovers? Sing Irish songs?
Happy St. Patrick's Day
U. S. Census Bureau Data on Irish Americans In 1862, during the Civil War, the Irish Brigade was formed. These Irish American soldiers fought for the Union in some of the bloodiest battles of the war. One historian, Phillip Thomas Tucker, said, "These Celtic soldiers were fighting most of all for their own future and an America which did not segregate, persecute, and discriminate against the Irish people and their Catholicism, Irish culture, and distinctive Celtic heritage." Irish American heritage has become an important part of American culture. In song, festivity, appearance and company, Americans of all ethnicities are celebrating St. Patrick's Day source: Library of Congress |
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Anthony G. Alessi, MD
Charles Glassman, MD
Dale Peterson, MD
Mache Seibel, MD
Peter Weiss, MD
Mitchell Yass, DPT
Dr. Howard Peiper
Dr. Mary Riggin
