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Excerpt from St. Patrick's Day: Its Celebration in New York and Other American Places, 1737-1845 The story of the settlement of the children of Ireland in America is at present receiving much and long-needed atten tion. The present work on St. Patrick's Day celebrations in American places will contribute something to that story. While recalling many of the most notable gatherings in honor of Ireland's patron saint, and giving something of the spirit of the times in the toasts and sentiments that en livened these occasions, it will be found to throw many inter esting sidelights on the growth in numbers and standing of Irishmen and the descendants of Irishmen in the centres of American life and activity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.