St Patrick’s Day

St Patrick’s Day
17 March, the day celebrated as the national day of Ireland. It is named after St Patrick, and is a public holiday in Northern Ireland. Many Irish people wear a shamrock on St Patrick’s Day. In the US there are St Patrick’s Day parades in Boston, Chicago and New York.

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