In the spirit of celebrating St Patrick’s Day, here are five little known facts about the holiday that might make your day a little more meaningful.
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For decades, Irish bars were closed on St. Patrick’s Day. Yup.
It officially became a holiday in Ireland in 1903, but it was the 1962 before anyone could celebrate over a pint in a pub. The very Catholic country’s leaders worried about that excessive celebration during lent might be a little uncouth, so they passed a law that forced pubs closed on March 17. The rather unpopular law was repealed in 1961.
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