Hi bit late to wish happy st paddys day now ,But isnt it strange as a child growing up i was in the Orange lodge and no you could not have a catholic in the family My grandad was catholic oh but no one said any thing Till 1981 my mum was over here on holiday i asked my mum and thats when it came out i had a feeling because i would visit with my dad his aunt who was a caretaker in a catholic church ,,and my dads cousin would visit us and sunday mornings he took her to church never said which church ,, So been in Belfast for the bands marching on 12 july now god spares me i hope to be in Dublin for the 17th march parade i feel i belong to both my hubby and i celebrated both days 12 july for me and 17th march for him he to was Catholic but now it does not matter but years back it did , its the irish in all of us my late hubby and my Dads family ,,,Sylvia VERONICA HAGIN wrote: > Greetings to you all on this ST. PATRICK'S DAY! > > Veronica THORNTON Hagin > (...and from the MALONE side, too)! > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >