Erin go bragh!¹ Are you wearing green to avoid getting pinched? Learn a little bit about this holiday below.

According the below infographic from Forbes², there are about 13 million pints consumed worldwide on St. Paddy’s Day.

2. In an infographic, WalletHub, cabbage shipments increase 70% during St. Patrick’s week³.

3. Pork is more traditional in Ireland, but in the 1920’s corned beef and cabbage became associated with Irish American cooking⁵.

Stay safe and enjoy St. Patrick’s Day!

Sources

1. IrishCentral Staff, “What do Erin go Bragh and other Irish phrases mean?”, IrishCentral, March 14, 2017 http://www.irishcentral.com/homepage/top-ten-old-irish-phrases-and-their-meanings-eirinn-go-brach-137123193-237785321

2. Niall McCarthy, “Some Of The Big Numbers Behind St. Patrick’s Day In The United States [Infographic],” Forbes, March 16, 2017, https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2017/03/16/some-of-the-big-numbers-behind-st-patricks-day-in-the-united-states-infographic/#61fe22942301

3. John S. Kiernan, “St. Patrick’s Day Facts,” WalletHub, March 9, 2017, https://wallethub.com/blog/st-patricks-day-facts/10960/

4. Amanda Driscoll, “Why Irish Americans eat corned beef and cabbage, not bacon and cabbage,” IrishCentral, February 17, 2017, http://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/why-do-irish-americans-eat-corned-beef-and-cabbage-instead-of-bacon-for-st-patricks-day-196470851-237570541

5. Chef Michael Gilligan, “The history of New York’s corned beef and cabbage (RECIPE),” IrishCentral, March 6, 2017, http://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/chef-gilligans-corned-beef-and-cabbage-87626582-237359981

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