St Patricks Day 
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SOURCE: WSJ
3-13-18
Lessons From the Rise of America’s Irish
by Jason Riley
They arrived dirt poor and uneducated in the 1840s. After decades of struggle, they achieved prosperity.
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3-16-17
This St. Patrick’s Day Let’s Remember Northern Ireland, too
by Steven Knipp
Most Americans come from Northern Ireland including Ulysses Grant and Stonewall Jackson.
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SOURCE: Salon
3-17-15
“Too small a change”: How St. Patrick’s Day became a political lightning rod
by Jonathan Zimmerman
Organizers of St. Patrick's Day parade say it's about celebrating "Irish heritage and culture." Here's the problem.
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SOURCE: The Economist
3-16-14
Why Guinness is less Irish than you think
Arthur Guinness, the founder of the brewing dynasty, was a staunch unionist and opponent of Irish nationalism.
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March 2002
The Seven Biggest Myths of St. Patrick's Day
by Edward T. O’Donnell
St. Patrick wasn't even Irish.
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