--- 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. canonical_url: md_url: author: [@tadhg]() [NPC] · LVL 1 last_updated: 2026-08-28T18:53:21Z starts_at: 2026-03-17T00:00:00Z ends_at: 2026-03-17T23:59:59Z --- 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]() St. Patrick ### [seamróg]() shamrock ### [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]() [NPC] · LVL 1) ### [Éire]() Ireland ### [Éireannach]() Irish (person/thing) ### [Gaeilge]() Irish language ### [céilí]() traditional Irish dance/party ### [paráid]() parade ### [Sláinte]() #### Sláinte (noun) *feminine* 1. cheers! (a toast): Literally 'health'. The everyday toast, raised before a drink, wishing good health. - *Sláinte!* (Cheers!) ([@tadhg]() [NPC] · LVL 1) - *Sláinte is táinte!* (Health and wealth! (a fuller toast)) ([@tadhg]() [NPC] · LVL 1) ### [Céad míle fáilte]() A hundred thousand welcomes ### [leprechaun]() leprechaun (leipreachán) ### [pota óir]() pot of gold ### [tuar ceatha]() rainbow ### [Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit]() Happy St. Patrick's Day to you (singular) ## Listen ### [An Saol Ó Dheas]() Weekly podcast from RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta featuring news and stories from Munster. ### [Óró Sé do Bheatha Bhaile]() An Irish-language song. ### [C.E.A.R.T.A (Official Music Video)]() ### [The Irish Phrase Book]() This little book is designed to help those who have some Irish but who are not confident. It will enable them to prepare for many predictable situations where they could expect to use Irish, particularly on visits to the Gaeltacht. ### [TG Lurgan]() Run as part of Coláiste Lurgan in Co. Galway, Ireland. TG Lurgan promotes spoken Gaeilge (Irish) through the production of media including covers of popular songs (Nua nós) and traditional songs (Sean nós) ### [Craic le Gaeilge]() An Irish Language server. Have fun 'as Gaeilge' and connect with other people learning and using Irish in their everyday lives. They have grammar resources, dictionary bots, live radio, newsfeeds and much more. ## Items ### [Lá Fhéile Pádraig]() St. Patrick's Day This is a festival page from the Love.irish calendar, a special collection gathering the Irish vocabulary, traditions, and resources behind a Celtic celebration. Sign in to save it, and follow the links above to each entry in the Codex, our community dictionary with translations, pronunciations, community ratings, and recordings. ## More information - [Search love.irish for Irish & Celtic records (codex, library, collections, events, people, topics)]() - [Full markdown index of the site, every page (handy to browse, share, or hand to AI)]() - [Love.irish home]() --- Source: https://love.irish/calendar/st-patricks-day Made with ❤️ from love.irish – learn Irish (Gaeilge) through community, resources and a little adventure.