St Patrick’s Day

Life

How the shamrock became a symbol for St. Patrick’s Day

There is in fact no consensus about what a shamrock is

Melanie McDonagh

How to do St. Patrick’s Day like an Irish American

You needn’t travel to Ireland to celebrate its saint’s day

Hannah Moore

Newlywed dining around the world

Our first year of marriage has involved a lot of hosting

Madeleine Kearns

How to stay sober-smug now that Dry January is over

I’ll get the last laugh when they’re all haggard and fat!

Kara Kennedy

Washington go Brách

America’s first president used St Patrick’s Day as a means to signal and celebrate the birth of a spirit of liberty that would engulf the world

Craig Bruce Smith