03-17-25 YMS Monday is St. Patrick’s Day – a celebration that is marked by many who aren’t a bit Irish. Our favorite Irish-American National Correspondent RORY O’NEILL looks at how people are planning to celebrate – as well as where in the U.S. most Irish-Americans live today.

Monday is St. Patrick’s Day – a celebration that is marked by many who aren’t a bit Irish. Our favorite Irish-American National Correspondent RORY O’NEILL looks at how people are planning to celebrate – as well as where in the U.S. most Irish-Americans live today. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Previously on Your Morning show with Michael del Cho.

Speaker 2 (00:04):
No, Roy O'Neil is here. It is Saint Patrick's Day,
a celebration that is marked by many who aren't even
a wee bit Irish. While I was going by the
name Michael O'Dell earlier, so I'm one of them, but
completely Irish, is Rory O'Neal. Good morning, Rory, Yeah, Good morning, Michael.

Speaker 3 (00:18):
It's interesting that about eight and a half percent of
the population it actually has Irish ancestry, but about sixty
one percent are going to do something to mark the
day either maybe it's just wearing green. Of course, about
a quarter of us are expected to raise a glass
at some location this afternoon. It's about a seven billion
dollar day overall, according to the National Retail Federation.

Speaker 2 (00:41):
As someone who is Irish, what beverage would be the
one to most honor your people?

Speaker 3 (00:49):
A cup of tea, probably at Irish whiskey in it. Perhaps, No,
that's what they drink the most of is a cup
of tea. But yeah, I mean Jamison smittis of course
and has scoomedy out there, but it's beer. Whatever it is,
it's not green. So when you do see that out there. Please,
you know, make other plants if you're going to drink

(01:10):
something green and it's not going to be a shamrock shake.
I mean, the real amazing thing is that this is
a holiday that we exported from the US to Ireland,
that it was really just a religious day over there
for their agent to stay to the country, and it's
become this big shamrock covered leprechn event here in the States.

Speaker 2 (01:29):
Do you think does the Chicago River still dye itself green?

Speaker 1 (01:33):
Yes?

Speaker 2 (01:33):
They did yesterday. Oh they did it yesterday. Okay, yeah,
I didn't know if it was that or from you know,
all the green beer turns it green, but I didn't
know for sure. All right, So Saint Patrick's d religious
in Ireland American created as a were green party, fun fest,
and most who will be celebrating or not even the
least bit tid dish, they're just did it for the

(01:54):
drinks and the fun.

Speaker 3 (01:55):
I guess springtime party weekend without any you know, you
don't have to buy a gift, you planning a giant meal,
it's a it's a pretty easy way to just have
a fun weekend.

Speaker 2 (02:04):
Well on this Saint Patrick's Day, as my only Irish correspondent.
Happy Saint Patrick's Day, Rory, have a great day to
you and Jamie and even do an Italian who plans
to celebrate it.

Speaker 1 (02:14):
Miss a little, miss a lot, miss a lot, and
we'll miss you. It's your Morning Show with Michael del Churno.