tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9440938.post6733142837122796234..comments2024-03-29T06:51:39.088-04:00Comments on The Daily Apple: Apple #375: St. Patrick's DayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9440938.post-11297272433477153672013-03-31T14:16:06.445-04:002013-03-31T14:16:06.445-04:00"For many years, the British did not allow th..."For many years, the British did not allow the Irish to do all sorts of things, including speak their own language or have celebrations. So they were not allowed to celebrate St. Patrick's Day." As someone who lives in Ireland, this statement is fiction. St. Patrick's Day has been a feast day and a holy day of obligation in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Church in Ireland, since the 17th. Century. It was also whilst all of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom that St. Patrick's Day first became a Public Holiday in 1903. Also and with regard to the Irish language, a greater proportion of the Irish populations were native speakers at the end of British rule in 1922, than today. Like most regional European languages, the decline of the Irish language is simply and sadly due to the indifference of the native population. It isn't something which can be blamed upon the Brits or indeed anyone else. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9440938.post-91712393017910495062010-03-14T09:05:35.782-04:002010-03-14T09:05:35.782-04:00I stumbled across this bit and appreciate the nice...I stumbled across this bit and appreciate the nice quick understanding of St Patrick. It is nice to get a flavor of the truth from what has always been celebration with no real merrit. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com