Saint Patricks Day facts
Today, March 17, is St. Patricks Day and March is Irish-American Heritage Month.
St. Patricks Day was originally a religious holiday to honor St. Patrick, who introduced Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century, according to the U.S.. Census Bureau.
The worlds first St. Patricks Day parade occurred on March 17, 1762, in New York City, featuring Irish soldiers serving in the English military.
Irish statistics from the Census Bureau:
36.3 million Number of U.S. residents who claimed Irish ancestry in 2008. This number was more than eight times the population of Ireland itself (4.4 million). Irish was the nations second most frequently reported ancestry, trailing only German.
667,016 Number of Wisconsin residents who claimed Irish ancestry in 2008, trailing only German.
135,000 Number of Irish-born U.S. residents in 2008.
40.7 billion and 2.5 billion U.S. beef and cabbage production, respectively, in pounds, in 2008. Corned beef and cabbage is a traditional St. Patricks Day dish.
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