St. Patrick's Walk – Dogtown!

Join us for the St. Pat’s Party Walk this Thursday, March 12, in Dogtown! 

Dogtown was founded in 1875 as a small mining settlement.  IRISH, Welsh and German settlers, mainly clay miners, had DOGS for protection.  The dogs nipped at the heels of horses of the tradesmen who drove their wagons down what is now Clayton Road to the riverfront.  That is where the name first originated.

Later, about 1904, during the time of the World’s Fair, a tribe known as the Igerot Indians from the Phillipines, came to participate in the fair.  One of the delicacies of these people were dogs!  The Indians used to sneak over at night and snatch dogs from the yards of the people in this neighborhood and ……you can guess the rest. 

7:00p.m. – 8:00p.m.

Felix’s -  6335 Clayton Avenue St. Louis, MO  63139

www.felixsrestaurant.com

We are starting off at this casual Martini bar to enjoy food, cocktails and friends.   Don’t worry friends, you can still get Jamieson or an IRISH beer here! 

True or False:  Green was the original color associated with St. Patrick, the IRISH patron saint and missionary.  

8:00p.m. – 10:00p.m.

Seamus McDaniels - 1208 Tamm Avenue  St. Louis, MO  63139

www.seamusmcdaniels.com

Although we no longer need dogs for protection from tradesmen, we do need historic IRISH Dogtown pubs, especially to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

True or False:  In Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day is only regarded as a religious holiday. 

10:00p.m. – We run out of Bailey’s

Pat’s Bar & Grill -  6400 Oakland St. Louis, MO  63139

www.patsbarandgrill.com

Out of County Galway, Ireland, did Mr. Patrick Connolly originally hail.  With a priestly letter in hand, did Patrick traverse the Atlantic Ocean, settling in Dogtown.  He started Pat’s Bar & Grill in 1942. 

If you are grabbing a bite to eat here, do it early.  Kitchen is open until 10:30p.m.  Let’s hope we find our Pot of Gold here!

St. Patrick was born in:

1. Wales
2. Ireland
3. England
4. France

Answers: 

False; blue, not green, was the color long associated with St. Patrick.  St. Pat’s Day in modern times gained its prominence through the phrase, “wearing of the green,” meaning to wear a Shamrock to symbolize either Irish nationalism or loyalty to the Roman Catholic faith.  St. Patrick used the shamrock to explain the holy trinity.

False;  St. Patrick’s Day became a national holiday in Ireland in 1903.  Prior to that, it was considered only a religious holiday.  In 1990’s, Irish government began a campaign to use St. Pat’s Day to showcase Ireland’s culture.  Part of the campaign was a St. Patrick’s Day festival.  The first St. Pat’s festival in Ireland was held in 1996.  Since 1996 there has been even greater emphasis on celebrating “Irishness” rather than religion or ethnic allegiance. 

A.  Wales; St. Patrick is revered in Ireland, but he was born in Wales, a small country in Great Britian, just across the channel from Ireland.

Wear your green, sport some Shamrocks and enjoy the Luck of the IRISH!

Your Captain,

Lucky St. Pat’s Birthday Girl, Sandy

Everyone celebrates my birthday every year!