Top ten secret facts about the annual St.Patrick’s celebrations worldwide

CitizenWhy/SaoranachCenFath! There is no St. David's cross in the [British] Union flag. A 'jack' is a nautical term. The British union flag is a superimposition of the English red St. George's (horizontalised) cross on white background. The red diagonalised St. Patrick's cross of Ireland on white background. And the white diagonalised St. Andrew's cross of Scotland on blue background. The poor little Welsh are effectively ignored, but have their own white and green horizontal flag with a red dragon. Murph46/O Murcu46 is right. The term British derives from the Act of Settlement, 1777 between the [United?] Kingdoms of England and Scotland. A democratic fraud repeated by the Act of Union, 1800/'01 of Great Britain and Ireland. The 'Brit's' never removed the St. Patrick's cross from their union flag despite the Irish War of Independence 1920'21 which led to the Anglo-Irish Treaty, 1922. Note the visual dissonance or off-centredness of the St. Patrick's cross in the British union flag. Gee! I wonder why?

Murph: You're a real nitwit. There were no "Brits" in 1538. You really don't know any history, do you?

MadColgan, aka Prince Dildo. I promised another poster that I would try to ignore your stupid abuse and racist rants. So I'll try ...

King Georgie Diloon- You got beat up every day in the neighborhood didn't you? Now you are acting out your child hood with your posts. Probably have the kind of face even a mother would never get tired of beaten.... It is best to ignore this Jack Ass, it would take away his reason for existence.

Now boys, as me dear old mother used to say...no need for a dust up! After all we are all Irish here. What I find disgraceful is that the St. Patty's day parade almost didn't happen in Dallas because of lack of funds...luckily a nice fellow stepped up to the plate, Note* there were 2 Martin Luther King day parades and of course the kids got the day off from school. Separation of Church and State?? Does that mean that King was not a religious man??

The careerist bishop who burned the Bachall Iosa was Irish. Working for the British king, yes, but Irish. He did whatever it took to keep his job and privileges. Catholic, then Protestant, then Catholic.

Hey GeorgeDummy where are you? B4 you respond to my posts you better follow directions (as in read the book) before you again open your mouth and forever prove your ignorance!

The San Diego St. Patrick's Day Parade and Festive, the largest Parade west of Chicago will be Celerating their 32nd annual event on Saturday March 17, 2012 with pipers and 150 entries in the 2 hour Parade starting at 10:30 A.M The festival with authentic Irish music goes to 6 P.M. A big event Rain or Shine.

1538 my error in print

George it happened in 1638 check your history ,as I admonished you b4-READ THE BOOK ! Before you again prove YOUR IGNORANCE -it was an Anglican Bishop who burned it 'Go check to see if it's time for your meds!

Murph: What a dopey post. Who were "the Brits"? Don't you know any Irish history? St Patrick died in the fifth century. The Normans, and of course they could not be termed "Brits", didn't show up for 700 years afterwards. So what's your nonsense about the "Brits" burning the Bachall? Have you been "burning" the Baileys again? Why not make this St Patricks's Day a sober one?

You might also mention his staff the Bachall Iosa ,supposedly staff of Jesus,handed down to St.Patrick Stolen and burned by Brits after his death-Google it! You will find my book!

St. Patrick's original color was blue because a blue shield with a gold harp is the official heraldic shield for Ireland (as a whole). You neglected to mention that the cross of St. Patrick was once flown throughout the world, that is, it's on the British Union Jack along with the crosses of St. Andrew, St. David, and St George.

how long is the parade in Ark? there's one in Boulder, CO that's two blocks