Interesting Facts About St. Patrick’s Day

Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day, and here a few interesting facts that you may not know about the "Wearin' of the Green!"

*The first St. Patrick's Day celebration in America took place in Boston, Massachusetts in 1737.

*Modern day St. Patrick's Day celebration tend to center around bar crawls and green beer, and approximately 13 million pints of Guinness will be consumed worldwide on St. Patrick's Day.

*Almost hard to believe this is true, but from 1903 til 1970 all pubs in Ireland were closed on St. Patrick's Day due to religious observances.

*According to the most recent census data, 33.3 million U.S. residents claim to have Irish ancentry, which is seven times Ireland's total populations.