St. Patrick's Day is one of my favorite holidays, and the older I get the more I love it. I'll attribute it to fond recollections of my Grandma Mickey, Mary Elaine O'Connor - my mom's mom, whose grandmother was born in either Monaghan or Cork County, Ireland. So my great-great grandmother, Catherine Kelleher was the daughter of an Irish couple James Kelleher and Catherine Kelley, both of whom we believe we born Monaghan County. There is research to be done, records to validate, and inquiries to be made; I renew the vow to make this a focus of my time this coming spring as it has been on my mind for what seems like years.
Matt and I celebrate our anniversary for a week between Christmas Eve and New Years each year and I've adopted the same philosophy for St. Patrick's Day this year as it falls on a Wednesday. Sunday March 14th we'll head up to the Worcester, MA St. Patrick's Day Parade, weather permitting. St. Patty's Day will be traditional fare at Mom and Dad's house. We'll wrap up the celebration by inviting everyone to our little cottage in Dayville for Potato Crusted Salmon with Bailey's Irish Cream sauce and Cabbage. I intend to impress with authentic Irish Brown Bread (so stay tuned).
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