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Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day

March 18, 2018 By Kara Kennedy

Birmingham St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Every year cities all over the country celebrate Irish and Irish-American culture on St. Patrick’s Day.  Many historians believe that some of the first celebrations originated in the 13 colonies during the 1700s. St. Patricks Day celebrations also became popular in the south in the mid-1800s when Irish  immigrants began settling in Savannah, Georgia after fleeing Ireland during the great potato famine.  As a side note, my  family’s Irish roots can been traced to Savannah during the mid-1800s.  [Read more…] about Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day

Filed Under: Entertainment, Life, Southern Cities Tagged With: Alabama, Birmingham Alabama, Celebrate St. Patrick's Day, Irish, Irish-American, St. Partrick's Day

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