Over the years, the religious holiday commemorating the death of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, has ...

The Irish government didn’t recognize St. Patrick’s Day as a public holiday until 1903, and the first parade in Dublin wasn’t held until 1931. Even pubs remained closed on March 17 until 1961.

The Irish government didn’t recognize St. Patrick’s Day as a public holiday until 1903, and the first parade in Dublin wasn’t held until 1931. Even pubs remained closed on March 17 until 1961.

People in Ireland have been celebrating St. Patrick with special churches services and feasts since around the ninth or 10th century. The first St. Patrick's Day parade, however, is believed to ...

The spread of St. Patrick's Day celebrations in the U.S. was a way for Irish immigrant communities, who in the 19th century faced discrimination and opposition, to stake that ground, he says: "It ...

No St. Patrick’s Day trip to Ireland is complete without a stop at the capital, host of the world’s largest St. Patrick’s Festival (March 15 to 17, this year).

The spread of St. Patrick's Day celebrations in the U.S. was a way for Irish immigrant communities, who in the 19th century faced discrimination and opposition, to stake that ground, he says ...

This Irish take on a Philly cheesesteak is the St. Patrick’s Day dish you didn’t know you needed. Instead of steak, tuck layers of corned beef into a hoagie roll.

Irish favorites like corned beef and cottage pie with ground lamb and beef fit right in on Cooper’s cozy St. Patrick’s Day menu, available only March 15 through 17. 20 W. Mifflin St.

They typically sell approximately 100 pounds of the candy around St. Patrick's Day alone, said Kimberly Pietrak, the couple's daughter and second-generation in the family business.

The Royal Oak St. Patrick's Day parade is at noon march 15 along Washington Avenue and 7th Street. The Irish American Club of Kalamazoo is hosting a St. Patrick's Day parade at 11 a.m. March 15.