Tonight, it’s the Festival of the Irish. Saint Patrick’s Day will take over all the Pubs in Old Nice and the City. A great way to discover Irish customs, its gastronomy, beers, and music. This Sunday, get ready to travel to the Green Land.
March 17th, for many a Sunday like any other, for others an event like no other. Today is the Festival of the Irish. People from the North, accustomed to the cold and rain, will be delighted to bring Guinness and the Irish Flag to the top of the South. Bretons, British, Normans, and of course Irish, they come from the North to settle in the South and find a bit of their region in this festival. Even you, Niçois, come and discover an extraordinary Celtic culture.
But before moving on to the festivities, a bit of History. Saint Patrick is considered the evangelizer of the Shamrock and the founder of Irish Christianity. The great Saint, beloved by those who adore the Shamrock and engineers, is already somewhat familiar with the region after taking up quarters in the Lérins Islands, at the monastery of Saint-Honorat in 411 AD. He is said to have been the model for the Chapel of the Holy Trinity of Saint-Honorat Island with its architectural shape resembling a shamrock.
On this special evening, there is no question of eating socca, pissaladière, and other aiolis but rather typical dishes. “Irish stew,” a lamb stew accompanied by carrots and potatoes, very popular in Ireland. Another dish favored by Dubliners, the “Coddle.” Sausage, bacon, onion, potatoes, soaked in a chicken broth. We can also mention “Bangers and mash” (mashed potatoes and sausages) or “Boxty” (bacon with cabbage).
With these delicious dishes, tradition will have you enjoy a beer. Guinness, Kilkenny’s Beamish, Murphy’s, Harp, and many others will take you on a journey through the country’s many provinces. To find them, there’s no need for a round-trip ticket from Nice to Dublin. Stouts and dark beers will flow abundantly in the many Pubs of the City (MaNolan’s, Akhator, Blue Whales, Wayne’s, …).
Everyone can find happiness in a 100% Irish evening. Get ready to listen to Celtic bands. From The Dubliners to Dropkick Murphys to The Pogues, all Irish and Celtic music will brighten up this beautiful evening. So, come live, for the time of an evening, in the Northern time zone for a beautiful journey Made In Ireland.
