A Priest and a Barman in Dublin

Length 03:00
Licensor Maeve Conran
Producer(s) Maeve Conran
Formats Debut (not aired nationally), Soft Feature, Special
Topics Holidays, International, Religious
Produced March 13, 2005
Added to PRX March 14, 2005
 

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Summary:

St. Patricks Day in Ireland, religous holiday or big party?

Timely on:

March 17: St. Patricks Day

Tones:

Contemplative, Fresh Air-ish, Light

Language:

English

Description:

Irish producer, Maeve Conran, returns to her native Dublin to find that St. Patricks Day is a different kettle of fish from days of yore.
Ireland is a whole different place from what it was 20 years ago, secular, modern, multicultural...so does a celebration of the origins of catholicism in Ireland, have a place in the Ireland of today?
Carmelite priest Fr. Vincent O'Hara, describes how St. Patrick first came to the country and how the catholic tradition lives on. Bar man Vivian Walsh gives the inside story on what the real celebration is like, more partying than prayer, and just how much guinness can one city drink?