Celebrating the Irish-American Heritage Month in March

"Ireland, sir, for good or evil, is like no other place under heaven, and no man can touch its sod or breathe its air without becoming better or worse."

- George Bernard Shaw

For the Irish Americans who want to dig deep into the history of Irish culture and the ancestral history, it will be prudent to become aware of the fact that the American Foundation for Irish heritage is willing to share and getting recognized as an official cultural celebration like any other culture celebrations.

Public knowledge of March as “Irish-American Heritage Month” still remains vague, perhaps difficult to understand for many apparent reasons; given the popularity of Saint Patrick’s Day festival and the growing eminence of Irish bond of shamrocks, parades, gatherings and balls. 

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Some - like the Wren Day in Dingle - are now celebrated in just one slightly out-of-the-way place. The pancake festival of Shrove Tuesday, on the other hand, is still pretty widely observed across Ireland (this oddball feast is linked to "Fat Tuesday" in New Orleans). Enjoy!

-Robert Sullivan

Of course, the Irish are more than what Saint Patrick’s Day has brought them all about. Historically, the ancestors of Irish were the Celtic descendants, who as the history foretells occupied the British Isles which also speaks of the Celtic impact to the Ireland’s cultural heritage. The ancient inhabitants of Great Britain who were conquered by the Romans, were in fact the Celtic people. Thus one can see the influence of Roman Empire in bits and pieces and after the fall of Rome Empire, the country which we see today as Ireland was invaded by many ancient civilizations of Germans and Indo-European origin.

Contrary to the belief, it is an astounding fact that there are no snakes in Ireland, not even the trivial and small grass snake. St Patrick gets the credit in getting rid of them; the fact is there is no evidence of snakes being present in the country.

Irish beer the “Bailey’s Irish Cream” is a popular part of celebration in the gourmet festivals, which was launched in Ireland in the early 70s, and is now the most accepted, admired rage in the world of liqueur.