St Patrick's Day Special

The Irish Passport

Society & Culture

4.8 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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The real history of the Irish pub, the backstory to the leprechaun, and what St Patrick’s Day has meant throughout the generations: Naomi and Tim sum it up in this St. Patrick’s Day special in honour of the national day. If you are celebrating the holiday around the world, we have a special message for you this year. Take a look: https://youtu.be/qnLcat_eJBw This episode was first published in 2018. Check out our bonus Q&A on the US election and its impact on Ireland exclusively for Patreons over at https://www.patreon.com/posts/43683072 Follow us on Facebook and Twitter at @PassportIrish. If you enjoyed this episode, do give us a good review in your podcast app and share it with your friends.

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0:00.0	Hi everybody.
0:03.0	Hi everybody.
0:25.2	Hi and welcome back to the Irish Passport.
0:27.4	And today we are bringing you a special bonus episode in honour of our national day.
0:31.9	A day, in fact, that has become a bit of an international festival.
0:35.1	It is, of course, St. Patrick's Day.
0:37.1	Law a la Poreg, honey youth. And today we are going to be looking at the origins of an international festival. It is, of course, St. Patrick's Day. Law Eiloporig Honey Youth, and today we are going to be looking at the origins of the holiday.
0:42.0	We will be looking into the stereotypes, good and bad, that surround this festival.
0:45.9	And I'm going to tell you the little-known backstory to how the Irish pub took over the world.
0:50.1	Okay.
0:52.0	I have been told that it makes a difference who the person behind the bar is.
1:00.3	I mean, that people are very particular about who is porn.
1:05.5	That's right.
1:06.0	You're goodness.
1:06.6	Am I right about that?
1:08.9	The perfect fight.
1:10.0	So can people vouch for this guy?
1:11.8	Yeah.
1:16.0	So Tim, what was St. Patrick's day like for you when you were growing up in Barnet?
1:20.8	It was really fun, actually.
1:21.9	It would usually go into Galway City to see the parade.
1:24.4	And like most Irish brades, you know, it was mostly school bands and majorettes
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