Put Your Irish On

 

Putting your Irish on

is how we seem to celebrate

the religious persecution of

the native religions of Ireland.

Seriously.

 

Sure, we all love green beer,

green outfits, and fun Irish themed

tee-shirts with fun phrases about

how much of a bunch of drunks

we Irish are.

 

We love our Parades and bars

filled to the brim with Irish cheer,

music, dancing and copious pints

of our favorite libation.

We do indeed.

 

Yet, lest we forget, this Holiday

(one of my sincere favorites)

is all about the Roman Catholic

Church subjugating the Native

Irish.

 

Those snakes St. Patrick drove

from Ireland were not literal,

they were the Druids and other

home grown belief systems in place

long before dem dirty Catholics.

 

So, if you do celebrate your Irish

Heritage with a few pints, I just

would like you to keep it in mind

that this day, St. Patrick’s Day,

is more a day of subjugation

than Irish Pride.

 

However, if your celebration is

all about how happy you are your

ancestors rose up out of the muck and

mire of Irish poverty, crossed the pond,

and built a new life for the future and

future generations, then have at it.

 

Raise your glass in a toast to the Irish

blood running through your veins and

remember all the struggles of your

ancestors, be it through religious persecution,

poverty or a desire for sweet

freedom, that made you who you

are today.

 

Celebrate that with a pint

or two, or three perhaps.

 

Sláinte!