In honor of All Saints Day here’s our guide to Ireland’s top ten holy days and holidays

In Ireland all Christian denominations trace their roots back to Saint Patrick and there are no ecclesiastical partitions in that country. Four R.C. dioceses have parishes at both sides of the British imposed partition and the same is true of the Church of Ireland, the only denomination that takes its name from the Irish nation. I should also mention that St. Patrick is the patron saint of the New York Archdiocese too. There are still quite a few of us on both sides of the Atlantic who always call Christmas by its proper name, which is Christmas; we never refer to Christ's birthday by the disparaging term "the holiday".

When I. was a Kid I. used to tarry my Grandmother about why All Saints, did not follow All Souls ? Solidarity to all Left Suffering, Roman Catholics ! Happy Holidays !

It's good to know there is a day honoring people like me (Saints)!

What's uniquely Irish about this list? New Year's Day, Labour Day, Easter Monday, Christmas Day and St Stephen's Day are public holidays right around the world. Neither Good Friday nor All Saints are holidays in Ireland, though they are in some other European countries. Most Irish businesses do not close on Good Friday. Catholics throughout the world observe the Immaculate Conception, not just in Ireland, and it's not an official holiday. That leaves St Brigid's Day, also not a public holiday, and St Patrick's day, which is our national day. Another triumph of investigative research for Irish Central.