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SECTION A THEHKXALD March lltl Potato played small role in immigration to Halton St Francis of and Holy Cross teachera belted out a lew Irish lone daring a St Patrick Day con cert held al Holy Cross Friday The dancers and comics and St Francis The concert con cluded Parish Day which brought approximately together from both schools Slobban Blake Patricia Ann Francis of and Holy Cross and Kathy Irvine Friday at a Patrick danced up a threehanded red and Day concert held at Holy Cross Irish Jig The trio performed for St the tuck of the Irish for the one to capture a leprechann and have ac cess to his pot of gold Three Georgetown drama students realise the legend as they gather round a pot for St Patrick St Paddys Day full of myths mystery Shamrocks Saint Patrick Leprechauns good hearty Irish stew and Jigs they all conjure up Images of the Emerald Island Boating In the Irish sea But what is the mystique behind St Patricks Day which seta folks round the world commemorating Ireland a patron saint St Patricks Day tends to be more celebrated outside of Ireland said St Francis of principal Kevin For the first time in 110 years Toronto had a St Patrick b Day parade down Yonge Street On both weekends communities organized St Patricks Day dances and bars in Toronto brought In bar rels of Guinness brew You would not see green beer in Ireland Mr said Irish folk in Ireland celebrate St Paddy Day more by playing traditional Irish music and holding poetry and literature readings he said Itisnotanalionalhollday This year the organization Con Us which Is a music society set up end promoted a big outdoor con cert to be held In the heart of Dublin at Stephen a Green The five to six hour concert will be all Irish dancing singing and poetry There will be really lively reels and figure dancing All music really lively Mr said There are two basic reasons for music Slow songs show their love of country while the fast toe tapping tunes make people want to dance Dublin also hosts a parade which winds Its way down 0 Connell Street St Patricks Day originated with Saint Patrick who has been deemed Ireland most Influential person and embodies everything Irish Born In 389 Saint Patrick brought Christianity the pagan Irish by travelling all around the country preaching There are many legends dlng St Patrick One states he used the three leaves of the shamrock to explain the idea of the Blessed that there are three persons the Father Son and Holy Spirit In one God A second tells that St Patrick drove the snakes from Ireland so they could live freely Mr said In truth this myth explains how he was responsible for releasing the Irish from their sinful ways His feast day March 17 is still celebrated i ooo years later Traditional instruments such as the accordion are brought out by musicians to help make merry on St Paddys Day The harp which is the most tradl Mortal Instrument will be blended with the black wooden flute and The which Is softer than the bagpipes and a complex thing to play requiring both sets of fingers elbows and the right wrist was developed because you could not play bagpipes In the house Mr Fin negan said It is played across the knees Many a good Irishman will be rais ing a mug of Guinness which Is Ireland most popular drink March 17 Mr said It takes seven to 10 minutes to draw the black liquid with a frothv white top out of the barrel the prin cipal said Arthur Guinness began brewing the draft in 1750 and the cheer which means good health and God Bless Uncle Arthur still rings out as men down the brew The whole idea of St Patrick Day should be to celebrate Irish culture It is a day to make folks happy Mr said It Is the end of winter and cheer up for spring Not only are the Irish renowned for their foot stomping Jigs and toe but many of ill playwrights bom and raised In the fertile and SAME DAY TAX RETURNS St 8772217 OPENING MARCH 22 TO 115 MAIN ST SOUTH DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN Formerly The Old Doctors Building MY GENEMON Fashions For The Young At Heart Sizes 8 to Young Adult Designer Fashions By Ralph Lauren 20 Tanglers Buffalo Junior Other Fashion Lines Soon To Be Arriving Including Ocean Pacific Well be located at 1 5 Main St South Downtown Georgetown HOURS CLOSED MONDAY TuetWd 305 00 Thurefrl 10 Saturday 9 305 HOME MADE COOKING FRESHLY BAKED DESSERT Pit Drop in for morning break or afternoon tea OPENING MARCH 22nd Tues HOURS Sat 10 005 00 Saturday 1 004 00 There Is a myth going around that the Irish settled In Halton Region during the potato famine Local historian Rick Ruggle who has done extensive research into the roots of the Region dispelled that myth The Irish were settled in Upper Canada before the potato famine be said They were some of the The Irish were the biggest group of settlers In the Township Anywhere you went out side of the Scotch Block In the township were the Irish be said An 1881 population chart shows that 35 per cent of Ontario population were Irish while per cent of the settlers were from the Emerald Island Other nationalities in Township included per cent of English background and per cent of Scottish background In Ontario per cent of the population were of English descent In 1881 while per cent were of Scottish descent In Region the accepted idea was Protestant Irish men were fanners while Catholic Irish men were laborers If you look at a Georgetown cen sus anytime you find Irish Catholics and they were laborers Mr said The Impact of the Irish settle ment Is best seen in the names of towns and hamlets scattered throughout the area and are Irish names the historian said Down Highway as you bead towards Acton there Is a place called the named after the Battle of the Boyne where King William of Orange defeated the Catholics It was considered a victory for the Protestants Mr Ruggle said A lot of Irish settlers came by way of New York City the historian said James Buchanan who hailed from the township town of Oman directed a lot of people to Upper Canada following the War of Mr Buchanan was his majesty a counsel in New York City Two lane groups who were mostly Methodist came from the States to settle in Mr Ruggle said Irish families with names such as Graham Reld Cook Beatty and Carter are still prominent in the area Once they settled In the area the same families continued right on through the century the historian said I think those place names are kind of Interesting he added They carry on the link Irish writers Continued from page Al William Butler Yeats was Dublin In VMS George Bernard Shaw who Nobel prize for literature in IKS as a lad of Dublin born in Oscar Wilde who was a leading Irish poet and playwright writing The Importance of Being Ernest I born In Dublin in ISM A contact lens offer so complete it replaces them if they go down tire drain ft HI u ntH March 19 when you buy- contact lenses from INOVA Opticians you get all this for just Your choice daily or extended wear soft lenses All prescriptions including astigmatic lenses excluding bifocals All fitting and 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