Spokane St. Patrick’s Day parade is Saturday. Here’s what you need to know
Weather forecasts for the 45th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade set to kick off at noon Saturday in downtown Spokane are looking sketchy, but the parade will go on as planned.
How the color of St Patrick’s Day went from blue to green
St Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color ...
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How the color of St. Patrick’s Day went from blue to green
Celebrations were a badge of pride and dignity ... Irish nationalist groups active in the U.S. – the Fenians, Clan na Gael and, later, Irish Northern Aid – participated in these American ...
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Who might run to succeed the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva? Here's who to watch
Long-serving Rep. Raúl Grijalva died Thursday after a battle with lung cancer, ending his decades-long career in public service and leaving a gap in Arizona's representation on Capitol Hill. One of ...
How St. Patrick’s Day celebrations originally featured the color blue
With nationalism ascendant and Catholics outnumbering Protestants, green was widely embraced, particularly since it had been ...
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Ireland's Gaelic games: A deep dive into Irish culture and heritage
Gaelic sports hold an irreplaceable position in Irish cultural identity.These traditional games of Ireland—hurling, Gaelic ...
The Irish gunrunners of Philadelphia who ferried rifles to the IRA
By 1972, Cahalane was also one of the Irish Republican Army’s most successful international gunrunners, ferrying rifles and bullets from Philadelphia and its suburbs to arm guerrilla fighters in ...