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Emer Martin (EM): When I was growing up my mother always told a story. She came from a small town in Ireland...and there were people that lived opposite that had a mad daughter, and they always kept her locked upstairs to they only ever saw this face in the window. Rumor had it if you went to the family and were in their living room, that she would appear at the top of the stairs and shout "More bread or I'll appear," and they'd run up and feed her rather than have her come down and embarrass...
...Ireland isn't drinking Boston under the table on St. Patty's Day-quite the opposite. There, the holiday has never focused on drinking. Only in the U.S. has March 17 become a day of alcoholic excesses. "In Ireland it would be more of a traditional family day like Thanksgiving. Definitely people will go out and celebrate but it isn't the same intense partying that it is here," Byrne adds. "In my home it is more of a family day, people getting together and stuff. Maybe going to pubs and because it is a holiday, but not like...
...Ireland isn't drinking Boston under the table on St. Patty's Day-quite the opposite. There, the holiday has never focused on drinking. Only in the U.S. has March 17 become a day of alcoholic excesses. "In Ireland it would be more of a traditional family day like Thanksgiving. Definitely people will go out and celebrate but it isn't the same intense partying that it is here," Byrne adds. "In my home it is more of a family day, people getting together and stuff. Maybe going to pubs and because it is a holiday, but not like...
Afterwards, Ferris fielded questions from the audience on topics including acceptable policing policies in Northern Ireland as well as alleged wrongdoings by the IRA and Protestant paramilitary groups...
Audience members said Ferris' speech helped illuminate the problems in Northern Ireland...