by Kate Dolan | Oct 9, 2015 | Articles, Holidays, Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Living History
Do we need an excuse to drink imported beer, sing loudly and wear silly hats? For some of us, these might be everyday occurrences, but for the rest of population, there’s Oktoberfest. The tradition supposedly started in 1810 with the celebration of a royal...
by Kate Dolan | Mar 17, 2015 | Articles, Holidays, Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Living History, The Irish
In anticipation of St. Patrick’s Day, tonight my son hung Irish flags on the wall and we ate corned beef for dinner. But my mom always told me that corned beef wasn’t Irish and I never saw any during the six months that I Iived with a family in the Dublin...