Hail Glorious St Patrick

I do remember having to sing that hymn with great fervour at High School. Not only did we celebrate the day, but attending St Patricks Girls College (outfitted in our green and cream uniform, which included nifty airforce style caps for winter, and wide brimmed boaters for summer) in Wellington St, Ponsonby, everyday was St Patricks Day.

Whilst paying homage to the patron saint of the Emerald Isle has changed for me over the years, there is a family connnection back to County Cork that has me genetically linked forever. A few great grandfathers ago, on my mother's side, one Daniel O'Sullivan, decided to purloin a barrow of butter and as a consequence the young man was transported to Tasmania for his trouble, I knew my penchant for butter went deeper than mere taste alone. Although it is in my DNA, I do fess up to finding it hard to resist the golden spread dripping from hot crumpets, scones, hot cross buns, and sweetcorn purely for the indulgence, well I am sure you get the picture.

St Patricks Day is also acknowledged here in Opotiki, my eclectic images show some of the tributes to the history of another land. We may not have a Blarney Castle, Bantry Bay,Drombeg Stone Circle or the 8000BC history in our township, but here we offer as green as hills, access to ol'briney, no potato famine, a wonderful sense of humour and some would even say, the "luck of the Irish".

p.s. just skiting, I have included a very nice comment added to my blog today, from a vendor. As the comment was added to my very first blog and may be hidden away, I thought I would bring it forward to the appropriate day.

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