Today we’re talking all things Irish and I will be sharing 3 tips on how to celebrate St Patrick’s Day at your home, with your friends and have fun, even if you’re not Irish!
But I wanted to start with the controversy generated when I asked hubby to pick out a green sweater for the Live Show last weekend!
He came up with the statement, “we didn’t celebrate St Patrick’s at our house”! I’m like, why not? He said, because St Patrick’s Day is an Irish Catholic celebration and we were not Catholic on our Irish side of the family. He said we were Irish Protestants.
I was like wow and went to dig into it! Did you know that there are two types of Irish, the Green Irish – the Catholic and the Orange Irish – The Protestants.
Protestant Irish have been known as “orange” ever since 1690, when William of Orange (William III), the king of England, Scotland, and Ireland, defeated King James II, a Roman Catholic, in the Battle of the Boyne near Dublin. YES! Facts I’ve gathered to share with you!
So now you know the difference!
Hubby comes from a long line of Irish, several orange generations, the Maloneys!
So I thought this battle between orange and green which is all over the internet if you want to check it out, was so interesting, I wanted to share with you!
To make peace with both sides, whether you’re orange or green, you too can throw an awesome St Patrick’s Day gathering using my tips!
Are you ready?
Tips On How To Host The Best St. Patrick’s Day Party:
Tip 1
Make white sangria and add green food coloring and green apple slices for a pretty punch!
Or use Red wine with orange slices for your orange arrrrg!
Tip 2
Instead of trying to figure out how make the perfect Irish meal, grab the Irish meals available at Omaha steaks, so many options. In just minutes, you will have a meal to please your crowd!
I personally love their St. Patrick’s Day Essentials Package! Check it out:
Tip 3
Make some cupcakes, use frosting with your color of choice, orange or green and leave it on the table for the kids, also make little cups with green or orange gold fish as snacks as well! To please the little ones!
You can read more about other Omaha Steaks favorites HERE.
What are your tips for hosting a great St. Patrick’s Day party?
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These food items look delicious. Those are good ideas. My main St. Patrick’s meal is corn beef, sweet potatoes, and cabbage.
Green sangria is perfect for the adults! I love your whole spread. We are planning a nice gathering with friends too.
These are some great ideas. I’m attempting corn beef this year for the first time. Never had it before!
it’s so good! I made it one year. I would be sure to have some peppermint on hand because I got terrible heartburn from it!
I love the idea of getting available meals, well because I really don’t know how to cook. ha! Thank you for the tips!
Easy but awesome tips! I love the idea of green sangria. I’ve never thought about it! I will make it for St. Patrick’s Day!
These are all great ideas. I love get togethers like these too. They can be so much fun, especially with all the amazing food.
I had no idea there was orange and green Irish. My family is orange!
These food items all look so good! I love Omaha Steaks so much! My fave product they have is ironically the hot dogs!
We love Omaha Steaks. We have gotten a lot of good food from them.
A couple of my friends are all Irish and so it is fun to do some kind of a party like this. I really like your ideas.
Good food and drinks make the best get togethers. I love these ideas.