Happy St. Patrick's Day!

The pot at the end of the rainbow...

 Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day With "The Quiet Man"

Above, the buggy from The Quiet Man at the John Wayne Birthplace & Museum. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

St. Patrick's Day is two days away (Tuesday) and many celebrate the holiday by popping in the John Wayne/Maureen O'Hara/John Ford classic The Quiet Man (1952).

The Quiet Man is one of Hollywood's most beloved movies. 

Here's a St. Patrick's Day clip:

@john.wayne.fans Happy #StPatricksDay! 🍀 The Quiet Man was said to be John Ford's love letter to Ireland & is one of the few Hollywood films where the native Irish language is spoken. 🍀 What's your favorite scene from The Quiet Man? #JohnWayne #MaureenOHara #JohnWayne #TheQuietMan ♬ original sound - John Wayne Fans

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Today is St. Patrick's Day!

What is St. Patrick's Day? Well, here's the answer:

Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is a religious and cultural holiday held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland.

Along with wearing green (or orange, depending upon one's persuasion) and having corned beef and cabbage, there's one other way to celebrate.

That is to pop a DVD (or VHS tape) of John Ford's beloved movie, The Quiet Man (1952), starring John Wayne, Barry Fitzgerald, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen and Ward Bond. That's what I'll be doing this evening.

Above, the wagon from The Quiet Man at the John Wayne Birthplace Museum. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Here's trailer number one from 1952:

Happy St. Patrick's Day

 

The pot at the end of the rainbow.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Above, the pot at the end of the rainbow. Maybe there's toilet paper inside?

A ‘Ronald Reagan’ St. Patrick’s Day

As today is St. Patrick's Day, here's an article of a St. Patrick's Day celebration with President Ronald Reagan.

It is the story of President Reagan’s surprise visit to Pat Troy’s Irish pub in Alexandria, Va.

To read it, go here.