There are certain things that I consider to be essential parts of any St. Patties Day celebration. Here I have listed most of them, for some I choose to keep to myself.

To truely celebrate St. Patrick's Day, one must start the day off right with a good breakfast of Irish oatmeal and hashbrowns. I traditionally wear green, whether it shows or not (I have a clover permanently attached to my ankle! See below) Although my father is particularly known for it, I resist the pinching tradition simply because I don't like to be pinched myself.

For dinner, I suggest a hearty meal of steak, potatoes, and homemade Irish soda bread. There is only one think to drink with dinner, Irish tea. I believe in sticking to Irish beverages on St. Patties. When the party gets going, I will normally be drinking Guiness, Harp, Killians or Irish whiskey. If I choose to take shots, I tend to stick to Bailey's Irish Cream. Being a former bartender myself, I have included a few drink recipes using Irish liquor.

Irish Carbomb

2/3 pint of Guiness, shot glass half with Irish wiskey, half with bailey's. Drop shot glass into pint and chug!!! Gauranteed to get you drunk.

Irish Coffee

1 1/4 ounce of Irish whiskey poured into a cup of coffee, top with whipped cream and enjoy!

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Irish Toasts

Here are a few traditional Irish toasts to help you celebrate St. Pat's the Irish way.

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May your glass be ever full. May the roof over your head be always strong. And may you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead.

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Here's to me, and here's to you, and here's to love and laughter. I'll be true as long as you, and not one moment after.

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Here's to you and yours and to mine and ours. And if mine and ours ever come across to you and yours, I hope you and yours will do as much for mine and ours as mine and ours have done for you and yours!

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Health and life to you; The mate of your choice to you; Land without rent to you, and death in Eirinn.

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Here'a a toast to your enemies' enemies!

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When we drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk, we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin. When we commit no sin, we go to heaven. So, let's all get drunk, and go to heaven!

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Here's to a long life and a merry one. A quick death and an easy one. A pretty girl and an honest one. A cold beer- and another one!

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Here's to our wives and girlfriends: May they never meet!

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I have known many, liked not a few, loved only one, I drink to you.

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May you live as long as you want, and never want as long as you live.

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May the grass grow long on the road to hell for want of use.

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May you live to be a 100 years, with one extra year to repents.

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As you slide down the banisters of life may the splinters never point the wrong way.

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May your troubles be as few and as far apart as my Grandmother's teeth.

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