The 4th of July Irebecue

Tomorrow's the 4th of July and it's a Saturday, which is great. Means I can celebrate the 4th on the actual day. Most years I have to wait for the nearest weekend because, obviously. the 4th of July is not a holiday in Ireland. And, based on the forecast, it seems like the annual Irebecue will be perfect.

Irebecue? Yes, Irebecue. If you don't know the word Irebecue it's because I just made it up. Basically, an Irebecue is an Irish barbecue: you get all the food and fixings for a big celebration barbecue, you invite friends over to celebrate with you and, well, it rains, so you cook all your barbecue food in the kitchen like every other meal. An Irebecue is simply an Irish barbecue.
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Comments:

Ajreaper wrote:
Yank- LOL, well the 4th of July should be an Irish holiday considering at least 1/3 (and some say as many as 2/3 rds) of Washingtons Army was Irish to include some 15 or 16 generals, the father of the American navy John Barry was an Irishman, and as I recall a fair number who signed the Decleration of Independence were Irish or came from an Irish background. And then there is this quote:

“On more than one imminent occasion, Congress owed their existence, and America possibly her preservation, to the fidelity and firmness of the Irish.” George Grieve, Travels in North America, in the Years 1780, 1781 and 1782

Yank do the Irish by an large take pride in and appreciate the huge contribution they made to the U.S.? It is immense and likely unequaled by any other ethnic group.
7/4/2009 12:26 AM EDT

Padraig wrote:
Yank. invest in Sun room with a lid. Its all the rave for good Irish weather. And at the rate yanks like to BBQ, it would be wise considering your backgroud and now your geographical location. And I'm sure the old guard will love that your celebrating Independance from those crown lovers huhu(excuse me had to get te taste out of me mout) accross the Irish Sea.
Happy 4th!!
7/4/2009 4:07 AM EDT

jacersisityourself wrote:
*Chuckling* Great laughs there above! Belated happy St Paddy's Day t'yez all in the grand oul' US of A. Ooops!
Well, yez can excuse me, after all - the grand US of A might not be around if it wasn't fer the Irishmen who fought for democracy.
Onwards, all Christian Soldiers of St Paddie's land - Iran next!
7/4/2009 10:22 PM EDT

TheYank wrote:
Ajreaper

The answer to your question really has to be no because most people here have only a vague idea of what the Irish contributed to America. I've often heard, "The Irish built America," but most people would know nothing specific. It's a shame. I've mentioned to people here that the role of the Irish in the creation and evolution of America (& Canada & Australia) should be on the curriculum, but I'm not sure how much kids learn in school matters anyway.
7/5/2009 5:16 PM EDT

TheYank wrote:
Padraig

Funny thing is, barbecuing is rarely a problem. The only time it becomes an issue is when we invite people over. I've often said that the weather here isn't all that bad, but you can't count on it. We often barbecue on short notice - like when we know there are going to be a 4 or 5 hours of dry weather. That's fine for the family, but not for inviting people over because they generally need more notice than, "Hey, the weather's great, come on over." (Although we used to do that when we with our friends when we were all younger and much more footloose.)

The sun room is a great idea, but I don't see it in the near future.
7/5/2009 5:19 PM EDT

Ajreaper wrote:
Yank that is unfortunate. If education in Ireland is anything like it is now in the states if it's not going to be part of a high stakes exit exam then it's not part of the curriculum.

Surely they must address the large numbers of people who left Ireland over the century's but they don't teach them the impact those people had on the countries they immigrated to and the world at large? What a shame.
7/5/2009 8:19 PM EDT

Padraig wrote:
Yank. I don't think the county your in is really all that different than Mayo. As you well know, its comin to talk (ie. complain) about the weather in Ireland. One of those comin pratices that I grew up with and that will never change. As the saying goes" You can take a man out of Ireland but you can't take Ireland out of the man." slainte, from Germany.
7/6/2009 1:30 AM EDT

Ajreaper wrote:
Yank- LOL, well the 4th of July should be an Irish holiday considering at least 1/3 (and some say as many as 2/3 rds) of Washingtons Army was Irish to include some 15 or 16 generals, the father of the American navy John Barry was an Irishman, and as I recall a fair number who signed the Decleration of Independence were Irish or came from an Irish background. And then there is this quote:

“On more than one imminent occasion, Congress owed their existence, and America possibly her preservation, to the fidelity and firmness of the Irish.” George Grieve, Travels in North America, in the Years 1780, 1781 and 1782

Yank do the Irish by an large take pride in and appreciate the huge contribution they made to the U.S.? It is immense and likely unequaled by any other ethnic group.
7/4/2009 12:26 AM EDT

Padraig wrote:
Yank. invest in Sun room with a lid. Its all the rave for good Irish weather. And at the rate yanks like to BBQ, it would be wise considering your backgroud and now your geographical location. And I'm sure the old guard will love that your celebrating Independance from those crown lovers huhu(excuse me had to get te taste out of me mout) accross the Irish Sea.
Happy 4th!!
7/4/2009 4:07 AM EDT

jacersisityourself wrote:
*Chuckling* Great laughs there above! Belated happy St Paddy's Day t'yez all in the grand oul' US of A. Ooops!
Well, yez can excuse me, after all - the grand US of A might not be around if it wasn't fer the Irishmen who fought for democracy.
Onwards, all Christian Soldiers of St Paddie's land - Iran next!
7/4/2009 10:22 PM EDT

TheYank wrote:
Ajreaper

The answer to your question really has to be no because most people here have only a vague idea of what the Irish contributed to America. I've often heard, "The Irish built America," but most people would know nothing specific. It's a shame. I've mentioned to people here that the role of the Irish in the creation and evolution of America (& Canada & Australia) should be on the curriculum, but I'm not sure how much kids learn in school matters anyway.
7/5/2009 5:16 PM EDT

TheYank wrote:
Padraig

Funny thing is, barbecuing is rarely a problem. The only time it becomes an issue is when we invite people over. I've often said that the weather here isn't all that bad, but you can't count on it. We often barbecue on short notice - like when we know there are going to be a 4 or 5 hours of dry weather. That's fine for the family, but not for inviting people over because they generally need more notice than, "Hey, the weather's great, come on over." (Although we used to do that when we with our friends when we were all younger and much more footloose.)

The sun room is a great idea, but I don't see it in the near future.
7/5/2009 5:19 PM EDT

Ajreaper wrote:
Yank that is unfortunate. If education in Ireland is anything like it is now in the states if it's not going to be part of a high stakes exit exam then it's not part of the curriculum.

Surely they must address the large numbers of people who left Ireland over the century's but they don't teach them the impact those people had on the countries they immigrated to and the world at large? What a shame.
7/5/2009 8:19 PM EDT

Padraig wrote:
Yank. I don't think the county your in is really all that different than Mayo. As you well know, its comin to talk (ie. complain) about the weather in Ireland. One of those comin pratices that I grew up with and that will never change. As the saying goes" You can take a man out of Ireland but you can't take Ireland out of the man." slainte, from Germany.
7/6/2009 1:30 AM EDT