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Originally Posted by John_W

Celebrations in unlikely US cities. I lived most of the 80's in Savannah, Georgia. I went to the St. Patrick's Day Celebration there just once. Savannah's population is only about 150,000 but on that day, well over 300,000 turn out making it the second largest celebration in the US. One day beer licenses are sold and green beer stands are all over downtown. Here's a photo from 2016 on River Street.



Those buildings on the right were cotton warehouses in the 1800's. Today the bottom floor faces cobblestone River Street and they are occupied by bars, restaurants and gift shops. Two floors up, the top floor faces the opposite direction which is Bay Street. There you'll find law offices, realtors, and many other businesses.

I have heard it is quite the celebration and I hope to make it there someday for it. The Irish have a very long history in Georgia with the first known settled there in the late 1600's. The Irish built much of the infrastructure for Georgia back in the 1800's (railroads etc) and many towns and counties have distinct Irish names. During the potato famine many thousands of Irish settled in the south and in Georgia. There is still a large amount of Irish Americans living in Georgia and the Savannah area.