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title: Lá Fhéile Pádraig (St. Patrick’s Day)
description: Celebrated on March 17th, this is a festival dedicated to Ireland's patron saint, St. Patrick. There are events around the world highlighting different aspects of Irish language and culture and some cities will hold parades or dye their rivers green. This is a chance to wear green and celebrate with friends and family.
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author: [@tadhg](<https://love.irish/@tadhg>) [NPC] · LVL 1
last_updated: 2026-01-17T06:35:05Z
starts_at: 2026-03-17T00:00:00Z
ends_at: 2026-03-17T23:59:59Z
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Lá Fhéile Pádraig (St. Patrick's Day) is celebrated on March 17th in honor of Ireland's patron saint. It's a global celebration of Irish culture, featuring parades, wearing green, and celebrating Irish heritage. Learn essential Irish vocabulary to join the festivities as Gaeilge.

## Stór Focal _Vocabulary_

Essential Irish vocabulary for St. Patrick's Day

### [Naomh Pádraig](<https://love.irish/codex/naomh-pádraig>)

St. Patrick

### [seamróg](<https://love.irish/codex/seamróg>)

shamrock

### [glas](<https://love.irish/codex/glas>)

#### glas (adjective)

1. green: Green, specifically the living green of grass and growing things (and sometimes grey, of animals). A bright or artificial green is uaine.
   - *féar glas* (green grass) ([@tadhg](<https://love.irish/@tadhg>) [NPC] · LVL 1)

### [Éire](<https://love.irish/codex/éire>)

Ireland

### [Éireannach](<https://love.irish/codex/éireannach>)

Irish (person/thing)

### [Gaeilge](<https://love.irish/codex/gaeilge>)

Irish language

### [céilí](<https://love.irish/codex/céilí>)

traditional Irish dance/party

### [paráid](<https://love.irish/codex/paráid>)

parade

### [Sláinte](<https://love.irish/codex/sláinte>)

#### Sláinte (noun)

*feminine*

1. cheers! (a toast): Literally 'health'. The everyday toast, raised before a drink, wishing good health.
   - *Sláinte!* (Cheers!) ([@tadhg](<https://love.irish/@tadhg>) [NPC] · LVL 1)
   - *Sláinte is táinte!* (Health and wealth! (a fuller toast)) ([@tadhg](<https://love.irish/@tadhg>) [NPC] · LVL 1)

### [Céad míle fáilte](<https://love.irish/codex/céad-míle-fáilte>)

A hundred thousand welcomes

### [leprechaun](<https://love.irish/codex/leprechaun>)

leprechaun (leipreachán)

### [pota óir](<https://love.irish/codex/pota-óir>)

pot of gold

### [tuar ceatha](<https://love.irish/codex/tuar-ceatha>)

rainbow

### [Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit](<https://love.irish/codex/lá-fhéile-pádraig-sona-duit>)

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you (singular)

## Items

### [Lá Fhéile Pádraig](<https://love.irish/codex/lá-fhéile-pádraig>)

St. Patrick's Day

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