Although St. Patrick’s Day celebrations may not involve rowdy parades in the streets, the “City Lights” team is still excited to honor and enjoy Irish traditions and show our shamrock pride. Host Lois Reitzes was joined by two recent Atlanta transplants from Ireland: Ciara O’Floinn, Consul General of Ireland for the Southeastern U.S., and Elaine Cosgrove, a poet from the town of Sligo and author of “Transmissions.”
Both O’Floinn and Cosgrove read poems, as well as discussed the St. Patrick’s Day traditions in Ireland versus those in America.
Interview highlights:
On the Irish adoption of American St. Patrick’s traditions:
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