Comments on Women of Mystery: Happy Saint Patrick's Day

Debbielou,Thanks for stopping by. How nice that yo...

2008-03-19T21:29:00.000-04:00

Debbielou,

Thanks for stopping by. How nice that you could celebrate a bit with your mother.

Travis,

Thank you for starting MTMs. I am learning so much about so many places. Glad you wore your green!

Lana,

Altho' St. Patrick's Day is my favorite, all the parades in New York are fun. They do mess with the traffic.

Thanks to all for stopping by.

Terrie

Alex,The history of the 69th is extraordinary. The...

2008-03-19T21:23:00.000-04:00

Alex,

The history of the 69th is extraordinary. The regiment was founded, I believe, as a unit for the Irish immigrants before the start of the Civil War. They fought hard and long is some of the worst battles of the war, and it is said that they got the name "The Fighting 69th" when Robert E. Lee asked which Norther unit he would be facing the next day and he was told it was 69 New York. He commented, "Oh, the Fighting 69th."

I hope you enjoy the link in this post.

Terrie

Years ago I caught in traffic in Manhattan on St. ...

2008-03-19T18:17:00.000-04:00

Years ago I caught in traffic in Manhattan on St. Patrick's Day. My boyfriend at the time completely forgot about the parade when he planned our 2nd anniversary evening (dinner at Mama Leone's & "A Chorus Line" afterwards.)
Although I don't miss sn*w, sometimes I do miss NY!

Great post. Glad to see you carried the MTM banner...

2008-03-19T16:28:00.000-04:00

Great post. Glad to see you carried the MTM banner in my absence this week and you'll be glad to know I sported a good bit o' green as I tolled around the amusement park Monday. as did my boys. I have a wee bit of Irish blood so I always do something for St. Patty's Day.

Happy st Patricks Day and Slainte!my Mum is Irish ...

2008-03-19T16:12:00.000-04:00

Happy st Patricks Day and Slainte!

my Mum is Irish and we celebrated ( a little !!)

Nice post. I heard an interview on NPR with a capt...

2008-03-18T17:23:00.000-04:00

Nice post.
I heard an interview on NPR with a captain in the Fighting 69th about his time in Iraq. The officers still tend to be Irish descent but the men are from all over the world. But, as he said, it's still the "fighting 69th."
The interview was particularly interesting as the captain talked about how some of the most urban people in America had to learn to exist in the desert. But they did to their great credit.

"Shall I Play the Wild Rover, No Never, No More"Ju...

2008-03-18T12:18:00.000-04:00

"Shall I Play the Wild Rover, No Never, No More"

Just finishing the line from "The Wild Rover" that Clare started a few comments ago.

Leah, I pretty much blew my entire Gaelic vocabulary here!

Thank you all for stopping by, and I hope you had a day as Dawn describes, green and filled with laughter and perhaps a wee drop of the craythure (creature, slang for whiskey) would do you good, but only a drop now.

Terrie

Late as usual and so missed your life feed. We ce...

2008-03-18T03:48:00.000-04:00

Late as usual and so missed your life feed. We celebrate St Patrick's Day out here in NZ too although it doesn't consist of much more than wearing green, and drinking a lot and telling silly Irish jokes!

Terrie, that was a very interesting post. I had no...

2008-03-17T21:39:00.000-04:00

Terrie, that was a very interesting post. I had no idea the parade was that old, or had grown to be so big.

Great info, I also have Irsih heritage and my dad ...

2008-03-17T17:06:00.000-04:00

Great info, I also have Irsih heritage and my dad and Great grandparents come from Ireland.
I love New york as well!!!

Slainte, Terrie! My dear 15/16 Irish husband is t...

2008-03-17T13:23:00.000-04:00

Slainte, Terrie! My dear 15/16 Irish husband is traveling until midnight for business, so I, in my diminished (his folks might say) Scots-Irish capacity will fly the flag today.

Great description and history! Got me right in the spirit.
And it's No, Nay, Never...No, Nay, Never No More...(do sing and sway along)

When I used to live 28 stories above 2nd avenue, just 3 blocks from the parade's terminus, we could hear the pipes bouncing all the way up the buildings into our balcony. The canyons of cement and glass articulate the echoes so you can even make out loud sidewalk conversations. "Eh! Timmy, you bastard! Come have a drink!" "Timmy, you bastard, I'll kick your ass!"

Extremely festive fire fighters and cops fill up all the locals in Yorktown for post-parade re-fortification until the very wee hours. All those cute knees in their fancy dress kilts!

dfTerrie - Thanks for the interesting and informat...

2008-03-17T10:24:00.000-04:00

dfTerrie - Thanks for the interesting and informative post. I had no idea about any of this.
Every so often I run across an Irish word and wonder how to pronounce it properly. I think I just might ask you next time.
Meanwhile I have a bit of the Emerald Isle in me courtesy my mother's side so I quite enjoy this day. Her dad always bragged about how Irish he was despite bearing a fine Scots surname.

Happy St. Patrick's Day. Enjoy the parade. Erin Go Bragh!

Thanks for the history of the parade, Terrie. Even...

2008-03-17T08:53:00.000-04:00

Thanks for the history of the parade, Terrie. Even though I grew up 30 miles from the Empire State Building, much of this was new to me.

Happy St. Patty's Day!

I didn't know where to put the caption for the pic...

2008-03-17T00:19:00.000-04:00

I didn't know where to put the caption for the picture so here it is:

Company A, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment parade past Cardinal Edward Egan at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan during the St. Patrick's Day Parade March 17, 2007.

Have a grand and glorious day.

Terrie