The long awaited St. Paddy's Day post has arrived! Here we go...
This past weekend my friend Laura from Iowa State came to Cork with two of her friends. They are all studying abroad at the University of Limerick in Limerick, Ireland.
When walking around the city centre on Thursday afternoon I noticed that many vendors and children were selling shamrocks on the side of the road. When Laura and I stopped at the English Market for food for the weekend we asked the cashier why they were doing this. The cashier told us that people buy fresh shamrocks to pin to their shirts and hats on St. Patrick's Day.
We went to the Spailpin Fanac on Friday night to listen to some traditional Irish music or "trad". This guy was great!
We were up bright and early on St. Patrick's Day morning! We drank mimosas with a 3 Euro bottle of champagne. Classy! Some Irish wear green on St. Patrick's Day however most of the gaudy stuff is worn by the tourists. I picked some where in between...
All of the major streets in Cork were shut down Saturday-Monday. The streets are filled with food, jewelry, and clothing vendors from all over the county.
Patiently waiting for the parade to start! We arrived early to get a good spot.
Bagpipes in action!
Look at these little hurling players, so cute!
St. Patrick himself...
After the parade we went to a pub called Old Oak to watch the rugby match against England. We started our afternoon off with a green pint of Carlsberg.
After a nap and a good meal we went out again for round two! Left to right: Steph, Sydney, Laura, Meghan.
The streets remained closed on Sunday and Monday for live music and more vendors.
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