Lá Fhéile Padraig

Wednesday: Strange having to work on a day I would normally be off. Lovely feeling 'rocking up' to the school and seeing the Irish flag flying. Thank you Áine for the flag and Trevor for putting it up. School had a busy schedule for the day but I did have some input having taken the Grades four, five and sixes for choir. Mass was lovely, Fr Bill is very funny and had great crack about the flag and me being in the school. Choir sang beautifully and seemed to enjoy themselves. After mass I went around to the various classes and talked about St Patrick and also how we celebrate the day in Ireland. Snakes and shamrocks featured and they all loved the idea that there is no school in Ireland on this day. At lunch there was a barbie run by the PFA-boy do they step up to the plate for their school. They also provided green cordial for the kids. This was followed by 'Green Faces' a talent show where different kids do different acts and get rated and critiqued. Guess who had to do the critiquing? Anyway there were a lot of parents there and the hall was pretty full and last up I got them all (including teachers and parents) doing the Tommy K Dance! And I have the photos to prove it.
Went to Mickey Bourke's after school and it was like Supermac's in Eyre Square late on Saturday night-packed! I had no meal booked but I befriended the family of the leader of the Irish group playing (Martin Ruane from Swinford) and they included me in their group. Stayed for about three hours and enjoyed the atmosphere. Koroit is a good place to be on St Patrick's Day. I finished up in The Seanachai in Warrnambool. There was a much younger crowd there and I found out that Wednesday is Uni night in Warranbool-don't ask me why. When I went to order my coke (and it wasn't green) I met Digger Mahany from Warrnambool who will be sleeping in my house in Trim in a few months. He is a friend if Mark and Margaret and he insisted that I meet his wife who came to collect him later on. He had had a few and I think that he felt safer with me to distract Julie! Both will be visiting Trim in June. Is it a small world or is it a small world?