http://wbkr.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:07:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://wbkr.com/st-patricks-day-in-ireland-sober-and-solemn/ http://wbkr.com/st-patricks-day-in-ireland-sober-and-solemn/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 02:34:59 +0000 tsmevansville+wbkrfm http://wbkr.com/?p=2782 While many people associate St. Patty’s with heavy drinking and pub crawls, in Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day is a historically solemn and sober holy day for Roman Catholics. Believe it. Until the 1970s, pubs were actually legally required to close up shop for the day.

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