17 March is Saint Patrick’s Day. It is the day when Irish communities around the world celebrate their culture with music, dancing, parades, and traditional food and drink.
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About Saint Patrick
- Irish music
- Film and video about Ireland
- Irish people in New Zealand
- CINCH listing of local Irish groups
- Historical Irish newspapers -
- The Irish Times (1859-2015) - Full digital versions of The Irish Times (1859-2008) and the Weekly Irish Times (1876-1958).
- British Newspaper Archive - British Library's vast digitised collection of newspaper from 1700 on, papers from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Ireland and things Irish
Christchurch Irish Society
The local society is a useful source of information on Irish groups, culture and events.
New Zealand Consulate General of Ireland
All things Irish in New Zealand – events, Irish cultural groups etc. and information for Irish people living in New Zealand.
The history of St Patrick’s Day
The History Channel has collected material on the history of St Patrick’s Day on its website.
St Patrick
from the online Catholic Encyclopedia: New Advent.
Saint Patrick
More information, links and references at Wikipedia.
Shamrocks and shenanigans
A set of St Patrick’s Day images from DigitalNZ.
