Since my blog is green and my website is green and I have a very Irish name... I figured I'd better wish everyone a Happy St. Patrick's Day.
I'm actually about 5/8 Irish... but it's funny, because I think the other parts of my heritage were stronger influences in my life growing up. Scottish and Welsh and a little Dutch/Flemish.
About 10 years ago (was it really 10 years???) I went on a cycling trip in Ireland. Fabulous time. I had tacked it on at the tail end of a business trip, so I had too much luggage and a few business suits mixed in with my bike shorts.
Anyway... One night, about 3 days into the trip (and 4 drinks into the evening) I was enjoying the Irish music in a pub and told our tour guide I was really feeling my Irish roots that night.
She turned to me and said, "When I saw your name on the list, I thought you'd be an Irish girl. Then I saw your hair and skin and I assumed you were, but then I saw your luggage and knew you weren't." She nudged me. "But you do drink like an Irish girl."
Never have I been so proud.
4 comments:
Nice! That's funny, I would've pegged your name as Scottish before I would've said Irish. Shows how much I know! Of course, I'm strictly English in my lineage, boringly enough, so I don't have all that much to go on, beyond numerous historical romances...
Happy St. Patrick's Day, Maureen! Loved reading about your bike trip in Ireland.
I, personally, am not a drop Irish, but my husband is a little and, thus, our son, so we always celebrate and eat green things on this day... (And I'll confess, McD's "Shamrock Shake" is my favorite of those. :-)
Happy St. Paddy's day.
As a really Irish girl, I can safely tell you, that yes, you do drink like an Irishwoman.
Well done and thank you.
Ha! funny story. Happy St. Paddy's day!
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