No green beer to be had until lately
The drinking craze that ensues in Irish cities on St. Patrick’s day currently is not
too good, either, but people used to exaggerate their reaction towards the
celebration in the very opposite direction. Until the 1960s, there was only one
place in Dublin, the RDS Dog Show, where you could grab a beer on March 17th.
There was a complete ban on alcohol on Saint Patrick’s day.
Via: ingenioustravel.com
