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What’s going on in Ireland in March - St Patrick’s Day events, music, festivals, and more

Parades, festivals, history, culture, literature and “craic” – the best that Ireland has to offer

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KERRY O'SHEA,
IrishCentral Staff Writer
Published Thursday, March 1, 2012, 9:40 AM
Updated Thursday, March 29, 2012, 2:41 PM

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The internationally renowned Strange Fruit from Melbourne rehearse their performance of 'Spheres' for the start of the Saint Patrick's festival in Dublin
The internationally renowned Strange Fruit from Melbourne rehearse their performance of 'Spheres' for the start of the Saint Patrick's festival in Dublin
Photo by Niall Carson/PA Wire


From St. Patrick’s Day, to the historic Titanic anniversary, literary festivals and hill walks March in Ireland is hectic.

We’ve put together a list of the top sporting, cultural and fun events taking place around the country.

01 Feb 2012 - 21 Mar 2012
Celtic Tales Storytelling Sessions, Galway City

The mesmerising Celtic Tales storytelling sessions are returning for a sixth season to The Cottage Bar, Lower Salthill in Galway.. The sessions will take place every Wednesday night from the 1st February-21st March.

27 Feb 2012 - 04 Mar 2012
Corofin Trad Festival, Corofin, Clare

This traditional music festival in Clare will feature workshops, classes and concerts.

01 Mar 2012 - 31 Mar 2012
March at Siamsa Tíre, Tralee, Kerry

Siamsa Tíre, National Folk Theatre & Arts Centre hosts and produces a wide range of arts and entertainment events throughout the year. Check out the array of programs they have running for the month of March.

02 Mar 2012 - 04 Mar 2012
The Táin Walking Festival, Carlingford, Louth

The Táin Walking Festival is a popular event located in Carlingford & The Cooley Peninsula, only one hour from Dublin. Easy, moderate and difficult graded walks are offered with experienced guides.

9 Mar 2012 (various dates)
Six Nations Championship: Ireland

Ireland play their Six Nations rugby union internationals at the Aviva Stadium. They will be hoping to continue the decent form that they showed at New Zealand's Rugby World Cup in their home country.

09 Mar 2012 - 11 Mar 2012
1848 Tri Colour Celebration, Waterford City, Waterford

The 1848 Tricolour Celebration marks the conception and unveiling of the Irish Tricolour Flag by Thomas Francis Meagher in 1848 at 33 The Mall, Waterford City. The programme of events gives Irish people everywhere a platform to celebrate lasting peace on this island, captured in the colours of ‘An Bhratach Náisinta.’ the national flag.

09 Mar 2012 - 17 Mar 2012
Trim Celtic Festival, Trim, Meath

A Celtic festival in Meath for all people, young and old.

9 -17 Mar 2012
St Patrick's Festival in Downpatrick, Down

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Seanmor | Mar 05, 2012, 10:15 PM EST
Sad to say that Irish low self-esteem in some cases goes as far as self-hate.Such negative self-feelings seem to have greately increased during the past 20 years. Most young Irish immigrants in NYC felt very proud of their nationality up to about 30 years ago. Around 1970 I asked a young girl for a dance at the City Center and she looked quisically at her older friend. Then her friend whispered:"You can dance with him, he's Irish. By this time immigrants from other countries would attend Irish dances,but most Irish preferred to socialize within their own national group.

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GeorgeDillon | Mar 02, 2012, 03:54 PM EST
The really weird thing about the St Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin is that it celebrates the cultures of Pakistan, Poland, Nepal--you name it, any of a couple dozen nationalities of migrant workers in Ireland. But it has very little of Irish tradition or language or culture in it. You're far more likely to see a Bangla Deshi band than an Irish one, for example, or Bosnian dancers than Irish dancers. The Irish actually have a real low self-esteem problem about their own language and culture, they think any foreigner is better than them. I really disliked March 17 in Dublin when I was there a couple of years back--Never Again. Of course all the booze and teenage vomiting and groping didn't help.

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