Independence Day in Ireland??

Question

(from an IRISH/American in the US) :

We are celebrating Independence Day today, July 4th, in memory of the original declaration of independence from britain (a pox on their house!) -- does Ireland celebrate independence on a particular day? Easter Monday? another date representing the Anglo/Irosh War?

Answer 1

No we don't.  There has been a small celebration in dublin for the last few easters but our national holiday is St Patricks Day.

Before Britain invaded, Ireland was independant so its completely different to USA.

Answer 2

St patricks day is a national holiday and a kind of independance day.

Since the founding of the state there was none as the whole island is not indepentant. Also the IRA and the shinners would  hijack it as a political thing much like they have with easter monday and the rising.

St patricks day is a day of celebration for all sides

Answer 3

yeah, paddy's day is our national  holiday, but every easter there is a big celebration in Dublin's O'Connell street , outside the G.P.O ( the general post office where the easter rising took place) and it's organised by sinn fein ( the political party, which is associated with the I.R.A)

so even if the whole country doesn't celebrate it, the sinn fein heads always do...so you were right by saying easter , but it is actually easter sunday and not monday

Answer 4

Not particularly..the only day that the Irish really celebrate, apart from Christmas, Easter and things like that, is St Patrick's Day on March 17.

Answer 5

Ireland doesn't have an independance day mainly because the english invaded and occupied for a few centuries a previously existing country.

It would be Liberation day if anything.

The only day that is celebrated by all, a national holiday, with festivals, parades etc is St Patrick's Day on March 17th.