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A: I just thought of half a dozen smart *** remarks, but this is what I know (learned through my Irish grandparents) - Besides all the normal stuff we "know" about St. Patrick's day, the day is also seen as a break from the many weeks of Lent, and adults are allowed to drink a pint of ale (called "drowning the shamrock") and kids are given some candy. Erin go Braugh! (Oh lord, I hope I spelled that right or the grandparents will haunt me in my sleep...is that boiled cabbage I smell?)
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