With St. Patrick’s Day falling on a Saturday this year (a rare, and always much anticipated occurrence) parade preparations in New York City will be underway shortly. If you’ve never attended the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade, it’s very impressive, lasting 5+ hours, with literally thousands of bagpipes and Irish dancers.  Always a memorable experience. 

And considering the overflow of the parade-goers up Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, combined with a full slate of NCAA Basketball “March Madness” games on Saturday, it’s not a bad day to be a pub owner in New York City!

I recall an old Irish saying that my grandfather (from County Mayo) used to quote — “The Irish are a race of people who don’t know what they want, and are prepared to fight to the death to get it.”  ((I always liked that one.)  So with that in mind, enjoy the festivities, and be safe.  New posts and articles will follow next week.