From My Perspective: Honoring Saint Patrick | Gilroy Dispatch | Gilroy, California

From My Perspective: Honoring Saint Patrick | Gilroy Dispatch | Gilroy, California

Last month, you may have celebrated Saint Patrick’s Day by wearing green, drinking dyed beer, eating corned beef and cabbage or possibly pinching someone NOT wearing green. March 17 is the anniversary of Saint Patrick’s death in the year 461. The day honoring the  patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. In the United States, there are parades and many foods and drinks are given an emerald hue.  Susan Mister I recently …