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St. Patrick's Day may be seen as a pot of gold on the calendar and an excuse to party. But the day is a prideful one for Irish and Irish Americans.

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Who was St. Patrick and why do we celebrate? St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, brought to the Emerald Isle when he was kidnapped and enslaved. Though he eventually escaped, he returned and advanced Christianity throughout the island. He is celebrated on March 17 because that is the day he is believed to have died.  Witt says the day gives Irish and Irish Americans the opportunity to "celebrate their heritage," and Stack agrees that the parades in places like the states and England convey "that the Irish people have made a contribution to the society – that they were sort of...

Irish museum spotlights step dancing family FacebookTwitterEmail 3of3 Sheila Savage learned to step dance almost as soon as she learned to walk. Coming from a family of Irish step dancers, Savage was the third generation to learn the craft, which survived the family’s immigration to the United States where it continues to thrive. To commemorate her family’s history with the art form, Savage has put together an exhibit of her family’s step dance costumes, from the first generation down to the latest at the Irish American Heritage Museum. The costumes, made of velvet, cotton and polyester...

Vaccine czar made calls to gauge loyalty to Cuomo — Hochul drops gov’s name from her vocabulary — NYC remembers 30k Covid-19 dead Presented by Uber Driver Stories Another Monday, another weekend of bad news for Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The latest: New York’s vaccine czar, Larry Schwartz, has been With recent talk of the threats and vindictive behavior that have emanated from Cuomo’s office for years, it wasn’t lost on these county executives that Cuomo's all-purpose right-hand man pleading the governor’s political case was the same guy who controls their supply of the life-saving co...