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Is it an Irish thing to wear green on paddys day?

  • 17-03-2017 06:38PM
    #1
    ceadaoin.
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    I don't think it is. I'm in the US and everyone is wearing something green, except me! People are taken aback that I'm not, being Irish and all.

    Maybe I'm wrong, it has been a while since I've celebrated paddys day at home but I don't remember this being a thing in Ireland, except for kids. I'm sure if I went into any pub in Dublin right now most people would be in their normal clothes of many different colours, unless they are tourists of course.


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  • #2
    MilesMorales1
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    I think it might be with the drunk pricks and tourists in town.


  • #3
    riffmongous
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    Ask Napper Tandy


  • #4
    whoopsadoodles
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    It's definitely a thing in Dublin.


  • #5
    sdanseo
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    http://www.earthcam.com/world/ireland/dublin/?cam=templebar

    Pretty sure it's a thing.


  • #6
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Well, most people I saw today were wearing some green and none were tourists.


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  • #7
    Yourself isit
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    sdanseo wrote: »
    http://www.earthcam.com/world/ireland/dublin/?cam=templebar

    Pretty sure it's a thing.

    Temple Bar on paddy's day != Dublin on paddy's day.


  • #8
    ceadaoin.
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    sdanseo wrote: »
    http://www.earthcam.com/world/ireland/dublin/?cam=templebar

    Pretty sure it's a thing.

    Those are people out drinking though..and its temple bar. I mean just going about your normal business but wearing a green top or something?


  • #9
    whoopsadoodles
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    ceadaoin. wrote: »
    Those are people out drinking though..I mean just going about your normal business wearing a green top or something?

    You specifically said about pubs :pac:


  • #10
    Barry Badrinath
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    Today Im wearing green socks, green t shirt, green jacket and green shoes.

    I love green


  • #11
    Speedsie
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    ¡arriba, arriba! ¡andale, andale!


    Wearing green in Ireland in times gone by regarded as very unlucky. It was the colour of the Little People, and you would run the risk of offending them. My grandmother, born 1895,would never wear green.

    The traditional colour associated with Saint Patrick is blue.


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  • #12
    ceadaoin.
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    whoopsadoodles wrote: »
    You specifically said about pubs :pac:

    Ha, yes I did! Suppose i meant your average local, not temple bar :o


  • #13
    diomed
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    When I was out early this morning I noticed a few times women dressed in green and with shamrocks painted on their faces. Are Irish women more into being Irish?


  • #14
    Barry Badrinath
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    Speedsie wrote: »
    Wearing green in Ireland in times gone by regarded as very unlucky. It was the colour of the Little People, and you would run the risk of offending them. My grandmother, born 1895,would never wear green.

    The traditional colour associated with Saint Patrick is blue.

    I wore blue jeans too....just to be retro


  • #15
    whoopsadoodles
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    I wore a very pretty green dress and I wasn't out drinking.


  • #16
    riffmongous
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    I hope someone is pinching your legs right now :p


  • #17
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Speedsie wrote: »
    Wearing green in Ireland in times gone by regarded as very unlucky. It was the colour of the Little People, and you would run the risk of offending them. My grandmother, born 1895,would never wear green.

    The traditional colour associated with Saint Patrick is blue.

    Blue is not associated with St. Patrick but our national colour is called St. Patrick's Blue and originated in the late 1700s.


  • #18
    Speedsie
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    ¡arriba, arriba! ¡andale, andale!


    Donovan Victorious Boss wrote: »
    Blue is not associated with St. Patrick but our national colour is called St. Patrick's Blue and originated in the late 1700s.

    You are quite right!


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