UNDER glorious evening sunshine, a packed congregation gathered in St Bridget’s Church, Leitir, on Sunday to celebrate the ...

The first-ever St. Patrick's Day parade in the U.S. took place in Boston in 1737, with New York following in 1762, according to the History Channel. Do People in Ireland Celebrate St. Patrick's Day?

If it’s March, and it’s green, it must be St. Patrick’s Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in the ...

St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 is often marked in the U.S. by quirky traditions, such as Chicago dyeing its river emerald green, but the holiday has historical and religious roots in its origin ...

Philadelphia has the second-oldest St. Patrick's Day Parade in the U.S., dating back to 1771. The event, this year held on March 16, features 20,000 participants and a route along the Benjamin ...

This was the 49th Naples St. Patrick's Day Parade, a tradition that began in the mid-1970s. The Naples St. Patrick's Day Parade is the largest privately-funded parade in the state.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- This year’s St. Patrick’s Parade, unfolding at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 2, along Forest Avenue in the heart of West Brighton, promises to be the biggest ever. The ...

The spread of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the U.S. was a way for Irish immigrant communities, who in the 19th century faced discrimination and opposition, to stake that ground, he says ...

St. Patrick's Day is not a federal holiday in the United States. Post offices, banks and most businesses and schools will be open on Monday, March 17, even amid parades and celebrations.