Croton Yacht Club 

ST Patrick's Day

Saturday, March 15th 2005 - 6:00pm

Food, band, great fun, plenty of laughter: $20 per person

Spring Fever?  You are cordially invited to C'mon down and enjoy being Irish for the day.  In fact, working and associate members and their friends are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to participate.  Different schedules often don't allow us time to mingle on the docks or in the club so this is a perfect opportunity to meet the neighbors at the "summer place" before the season kicks off. 

Sorry, no green beer, this is an IRISH St. Patrick's day, not a frat party.  Please remember, as this is a working club, the beer is very cheap at $2 domestic, $2.50 imported.....no excuses!

Food

  • Genuine Corned Beef with Cabbage and Potatoes

  • Some sort of pasta, perhaps roast beef or other non-traditional food.

  • Bangers and other appetizers

  • Genuine Irish Soda Bread

  • Tea and Coffee

  • Any other suggestions are welcomed

Please RSVP by sending an e-mail to cjwalsh@yahoo.com or call Chris at home or on his cell: 914-523-9913

May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
And rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again, May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.

The Story of the Shamrock & The Wearing of the Green

The Shamrock (traditional spelling: seamróg, meaning summer plant) is a three-leafed clover that grows in Ireland. A common image in Celtic artwork, the shamrock is found on Irish medieval tombs and on old copper coins, known as St. Patrick's money. The plant is also reputed to have mystic, even prophetic powers-- for instance the leaves are said to stand upright to warn of an approaching storm.

Legend has it that St. Patrick used the shamrock in the fifth century to symbolize the divine nature of the trinity when he introduced Christianity to Ireland.

The seamróg is a big part of Irish history, as the Shamrock was used as an emblem by the Irish Volunteers in the era of Grattan's Parliament in the 1770's, The Act of Union. When it became an emblem of rebellion in the 19th century, Queen Victoria made wearing a seamrog by member's of her regiments punishable by death by hanging. It was during this dark time that the phrase "the Wearing of the Green" began. Today the seamróg joins the English Rose and the Scottish Thistle on the British flag and is an integral part of Saint Patrick's Day celebrations.

"The Wearing of the Green" also symbolizes the birth of springtime. Irish legend states that green clothes attract faeries and aid crops.