{"id":300,"date":"2021-11-20T15:09:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T15:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bootsnotroots.com\/?p=300"},"modified":"2021-12-01T19:27:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T19:27:15","slug":"st-patricks-day-in-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bootsnotroots.com\/st-patricks-day-in-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"5 reasons to spend St. Patrick\u2019s Day in Dublin, Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Guinness, parades, pub-crawling (literally at times), friendly people, and more! Ireland is the home of St. Patrick and the Irish know how to put on a real show to celebrate. Read on to learn more about why Dublin, Ireland&nbsp;is the perfect place to spend St. Patrick\u2019s Day!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#1: History of St. Patrick\u2019s Day<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttp:\/\/bootsnotroots.com\/web\/20180420015400\/https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BMQqJw5Ad9j\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&#038;v=7&#038;wp=658&#038;rd=bootsnotroots.com#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A116615.5%7D\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BMQqJw5Ad9j\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">St. Patrick&#8217;s Cathedral really lights up behind those crisp fall leaves. Happy first day of November! \ud83c\udf42\u2764\ufe0f\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea #dublinigers #igersdublin #lovedublin #dublindaily #picturethisdublin #lovindublin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A post shared by @bootsnotroots on&nbsp;Nov 1, 2016 at 1:09am PDT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St. Patrick\u2019s Day was literally \u201cborn\u201d in Ireland! Although St. Patrick himself was born in Britain, he was sent to Ireland to spread Christianity and is known as THE beloved patron Saint of Ireland. The \u201cwear green\u201d mentality came after the Irish rebellion in the late 1700s when the Irish sang \u201cThe Wearing of the Green\u201d during the rebellion and the \u201cbeer-drinking\u201d culture wasn\u2019t introduced until after Budweiser (oh, America) pushed a marketing scheme around St. Patrick\u2019s Day in the 20th century. Nowadays, we have the&nbsp;<strong>joy of watching people get sloshy while wearing green and taping orange beards onto their faces.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bootsnotroots.com\/web\/20180420015400\/https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BDEHb-kighn\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=7&amp;wp=658&amp;rd=bootsnotroots.com#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A116640.59999999404%7D\">http:\/\/bootsnotroots.com\/web\/20180420015400\/https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BDEHb-kighn\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=7&amp;wp=658&amp;rd=bootsnotroots.com#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A116640.59999999404%7D<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BDEHb-kighn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People of #saintpatricksday #dublin #dublincity #dublinigers #dublinstreets #igersdublin #lovindublin #visitdublin #ireland #irelandaily #ireland_gram #insta_ireland #visitireland #discoverireland #visitdublin #irelandaily #tourismireland #lovedublin #loves_ireland #igersdublingreen #huaweisnapys #snapPeople<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A post shared by Edgar Allan (@mredgarallan) on&nbsp;Mar 17, 2016, at 11:32am PDT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#2: The Famous Parade<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"St. Patrick&#039;s Day parade in Dublin, Ireland\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1-lH6bMRrIg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Living in Chicago (home of one of the largest St. Patrick\u2019s Day festivals in America) prior to Dublin, I thought I had seen it all when it came to parades. While the parade itself in Dublin wasn\u2019t nearly as massive as your traditional Macy\u2019s Day parades in the states, it still had it\u2019s fair share of fun. We saw floats with dragons, massive snakes, and even some boxers? We didn\u2019t arrive super early and were still able to grab a sliver of the street that wasn\u2019t too crazy in front of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewestindublin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Westin<\/a>. If you wanted to go all out when visiting you should stay at The Westin and ask for a room with a view of the parade.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Pro Tip<\/em><\/strong>: Check out the official&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stpatricksfestival.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">St. Patrick\u2019s Festival website<\/a>&nbsp;for details on everything going on in the city.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#3: The Contagious Irish Pride<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttp:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180420015412if_\/http:\/\/bootsnotroots.com\/web\/20180420015400\/https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BG93aKyiZYo\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&#038;v=7&#038;wp=658&#038;rd=bootsnotroots.com#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A116650.59999999404%7D\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180420015412\/https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BG93aKyiZYo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2022 Tonight, Win or Die trying \u2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A post shared by Giuseppe ER \ud83d\udccdDublin | Ireland (@antppe) on&nbsp;Jun 22, 2016 at 11:22am PDT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hands down my favorite part of living in Ireland is the people.&nbsp;Over the past year we have had the joy of experiencing the \u201cIrish pride\u201d first-hand from St. Patrick\u2019s Day to the Euro 2016 finals. I have never met a&nbsp;group of people that are just&nbsp;<strong>so damn friendly<\/strong>.&nbsp;Even the world recognized their \u201cwinning\u201d mentality at Euro 2016.http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180420015412if_\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sw31hv_jay4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, St. Patrick\u2019s Day brings out the same genuine pride and friendliness.&nbsp;My husband hates hates hates crowds. And, guess what?! He didn\u2019t hate the parade in the city center of Dublin! Why, you ask? Because&nbsp;<strong>even with over half a million people lining the streets everyone was still smiling, laughing, and having an overall great time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Pro Tip:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em>Because of the friendly nature of the people, the parade tends to be pretty kid-friendly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_2441\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180420015412im_\/http:\/\/bootsnotroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Photobombed-St.-Patricks-Day-Dublin-658x1024.jpg\" alt=\"St. Patrick's day in Dublin, Ireland is a must-do at least once in your life! See why in this guide to spending St. Patrick's day in beautiful Ireland.\" class=\"wp-image-2441\"\/><figcaption>Yes\u2026 we got photo-bombed. \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#4: Guinness, Guinness, and more Guinness<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttp:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180420015412if_\/http:\/\/bootsnotroots.com\/web\/20180420015400\/https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BBqKJ5ACZcK\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&#038;v=7&#038;wp=658&#038;rd=bootsnotroots.com#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A126778.19999998808%7D\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BBqKJ5ACZcK\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2013 Magic Scene \u2013 . That light just right there\u2026 . _____________________________________ #igersdublin #igersdublinstreets #huaweisnapys #lovedublin #lovindublin #visitdublin #tourismireland #guinnessstorehouse<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A post shared by Giuseppe ER \ud83d\udccdDublin | Ireland (@antppe) on&nbsp;Feb 11, 2016 at 12:04pm PST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we first moved here the words \u201cI don\u2019t like Guinness\u201d accidentally tumbled out of my mouth in a pub. Word to the wise: Don\u2019t say that in an Irish pub in Ireland. You will instantly regret it. Literally every Irish man in the pub was explaining to me why the \u201cblack stuff\u201d was different in Ireland and that it\u2019s a sin to say you don\u2019t like it. So, I tried it. And\u2026 I kind of liked it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On St. Patrick\u2019s Day you\u2019ll find that the Guinness flows from around 9 a.m. till late into the evening at every single pub in the city. We headed to a pub around noon after enough fun at the parade and were even able to find a table despite being right off the main street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Pro Tip<\/em>:&nbsp;<\/strong>If you\u2019re looking for something a bit calmer and traditional, avoid Temple Bar and check out&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.odonoghues.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">O\u2019Donoghue\u2019s Pub<\/a>&nbsp;near St. Stephen\u2019s Green.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#5: The \u201cLuck of the Irish\u201d<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttp:\/\/bootsnotroots.com\/web\/20180420015400\/https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BDEfpsvzS8g\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&#038;v=7&#038;wp=658&#038;rd=bootsnotroots.com#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A126817.19999998808%7D\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BDEfpsvzS8g\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2618 &#8220;If you are lucky enough to be Irish, you&#8217;re lucky enough&#8221; #\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea #ProudtobeIrish #Photo by #Iger @eskandm #igersdublin #stpatricksday2016 #StPatricksDay #igersdublinGREEN #seemydublin #thisisdublin #instagramersdublin #instagramdublin #dublin #dublincity #ireland #thisisdublin #seemydublin #mydublin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A post shared by Instagramers Dublin (Official) (@igersdublin) on&nbsp;Mar 17, 2016 at 3:03pm PDT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fun fact: The \u201cLuck of the Irish\u201d phrase was coined after many Irish and Irish-Americans struck gold during the gold and silver rush years in the US. But, I must say, the Irish nowadays are pretty lucky (after a pretty turbulent history). Happy people, beautiful scenery, and a slow easy-going way of life are commonplace here and it\u2019s contagious. Maybe you\u2019ll be lucky enough to experience it first-hand this St. Patrick\u2019s Day.&nbsp;<strong>May the \u201cLuck of the Irish\u201d be with you!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy Trekking!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2013 Boots not Roots&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180420015412\/https:\/\/suitcasesandsandcastles.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180420015412im_\/https:\/\/suitcasesandsandcastles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FARAWAYFILES-14-e1481709420223.jpg\" alt=\"Suitcases and Sandcastles\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guinness, parades, pub-crawling (literally at times), friendly people, and more! Ireland is the home of St. Patrick and the Irish know how to put on a real show to celebrate. 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