The St. Patrick's Day Parade, Dublin, 1965

Length 05:50
Licensor Jackson Braider
Producer(s) Jackson Braider
Formats Commentary, First-person essay, Soft Feature
Topics Holidays, Humor, Religious
Produced March, 2004
Added to PRX February 11, 2005
 

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Summary:

The Irish in 1965 felt differently about St. Patrick's Day

Timely on:

March 17: St. Patrick's Day

Tones:

Humorous, Light-hearted, Quirky

Language:

English

Description:

First aired in a much abbreviated and altered form on Day to Day, 3/17/04


The Braider family moved to Ireland in 1963 because my father was a writer and it was a cheap place to live. Who knew that being the second-best student in religious knowledge at St. Conleth's College (his older brother was the best) would land commentator Jackson Braider in a tableau vivant cruising up and down Dublin's main drag on St. Patrick's Day?