Post ATkMsViMNtyz8GzVTc by historian1661@c18.masto.host
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(DIR) Post #ATj7hbqhXk66VDHDBw by CitizenWald@historians.social
2023-03-18T03:02:00Z
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I have a lot of mid-March #historical anniversaries to catch up on, but it's been a long week, so let's just focus on March 17.Some colleagues and I got a head start last night at The Hangar in Hadley, where they had Guinness for $3--so, whether watching #MarchMadness or just thinking of #Ireland--who could resist?View from behind the pub area, where further stock is stored. 1/n
(DIR) Post #ATjArsZ4Y7bR6TcSh6 by CitizenWald@historians.social
2023-03-18T03:37:27Z
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Here in the Bay State, #SaintPatrick'ss Day is a state holidayIn March 1776 the Revolutionaries moved cannon captured at Ticonderoga to Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston & fortified positions there. Faced with a hopeless situation, the British abandoned the city on March 17.https://guides.bpl.org/marev/1776In 1901, #Boston officially celebrated #EvacuationDay, thus commemorating Washington's 1st victory in the Revolution—& #StPatrick's Day(I saw what U did there) https://www.massmoments.org/moment-details/boston-celebrates-first-evacuation-day.html?utm_source=Mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=eMoment2/n
(DIR) Post #ATjEDnIp5tDB16A0aO by CitizenWald@historians.social
2023-03-18T04:15:02Z
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When we think of the major #SaintPatrick's Day parades, it is naturally those of #NewYork & #Boston.So, if #Holyoke, #Massachusetts (2nd-largest in the country) is not on their radar screens (https://www.thereminder.com/features/page2feature/second-largest-st-patricks-day-parade-in-nation-re/), you can be pretty sure they are not thinking of #Savannah, #Georgia, which lays claim to being the second-oldest in the world (https://www.savannahsaintpatricksday.com/)You are welcome.#Irish #heritage is everywhere!3/n3/n
(DIR) Post #ATjHHboy1XGOQbhqUq by CitizenWald@historians.social
2023-03-18T04:49:21Z
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Here, in #Amherst #Massachusetts, #university students 3 decades ago engaged in the #Blarney Blowout" in which they drink themselves to the point of sickness or antisocial behavior.Town & Gown thought they had the problem solved, but it is out of hand again. The innovation this time was "blackout rage gallons"--jugs of alcohol, electrolytes, & water. Note #Holocaust "joke."College binge drinking on ‘borgs’ leads to record visits to Cooley Dickinson Hospital https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-town-react-to-a-weekend-of-borg-drinking-50165727 4/n
(DIR) Post #ATjIHV6L6k2PXcLOme by CitizenWald@historians.social
2023-03-18T05:00:32Z
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Amherst residents are justifiably upset over UMass student drunken excesses during "Blarney Blowout" Some of the proposed solutions are as idiotic as they are understandable: ban liquor sales not only in Amherst but also in neighboring towns Fat chance. + even the dumbest college student would be smart enough to stock up in advanceMore creative: #Irish-American friends of mine founded the Amherst Irish Association to combat stereotypes of Irish drunkennesshttps://amherstirish.org/5/n
(DIR) Post #ATjKQyPbhTJIxg08Aq by LaureM@federate.social
2023-03-18T05:24:38Z
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@CitizenWald “The first St. Patrick's Day parade in downtown #Chicago was held on March 17, 1843.” #stpatricksday https://chicagology.com/irishinchicago/stpatricksday/
(DIR) Post #ATjKWfaoaB1QKexZ9U by CitizenWald@historians.social
2023-03-18T05:25:41Z
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Ultimately. controlling student behavior is a matter of culture, not strictures.A decade ago, we were in Savannah just after #SaintPatrick's Day: In a city in which it is legal to drink in public (in the #historic district) & despite the hordes of visitors, the scene was infinitely more tranquil than in tiny AmherstI blogged about that http://tofindtheprinciples.blogspot.com/2012/07/stripping-vomiting-and-drinking.html & the history of student misbehavior http://tofindtheprinciples.blogspot.com/2012/10/as-way-of-youth-is-boorish-student.html back when blogging was a thingPlus ça change6/n #Ireland #Irish
(DIR) Post #ATjNkH6aisRsIo0BGK by CitizenWald@historians.social
2023-03-18T06:01:45Z
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To turn to more edifying #Irish topics of interest to #MaterialCulture @histodons: My "haystack" measure made by Joseph Austin & Son of Cork, c. 1828-33. It held 1 noggin=1 gill=1/4 pint=5 imperial fl. oz. These delightful measures were never exported to the United States & are therefore found here either because Irish immigrants brought them with them or because collectors later acquired them. The marks are of the reign of George IV, when it was made, William IV, & apparently, George V6/n
(DIR) Post #ATjOxAvr5NFCsKhBHE by CitizenWald@historians.social
2023-03-18T06:15:17Z
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And finally for a more silly/humorous tribute to #Irish culturePitch 'n' Putt with Joyce 'n' Beckett - YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p856CfM64w8&t=2s7/n
(DIR) Post #ATjxooatkc0XfrdrWq by Arlenecw@federate.social
2023-03-18T12:45:57Z
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@CitizenWald I went to UMass in the early 80s and I never heard of the Blarney Blowout.
(DIR) Post #ATkCWGO1h4xrgIEW1I by CitizenWald@historians.social
2023-03-18T15:30:41Z
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@Arlenecw started in the '90s, apparently, but I don't recall it being a big thing (or problem) until maybe 15 years ago
(DIR) Post #ATkMsViMNtyz8GzVTc by historian1661@c18.masto.host
2023-03-18T17:26:44Z
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@CitizenWald I read about Blarney Blowout several years ago and how UMass tried to end it by having concerts and other events. Is that still going on?
(DIR) Post #ATkOFB5vJah9nNNwRs by Publicuniversal@urbanists.social
2023-03-18T17:42:03Z
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@CitizenWald I actually think being a big city is a plus here. You have a higher like background # of bars and people drinking so there’s less of a drinking glut and a smaller % of the population is students so it *feels* less overpowering
(DIR) Post #ATkSN7Sb6vJueo26oy by CitizenWald@historians.social
2023-03-18T18:28:18Z
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@Publicuniversal Agree, though hard to quantify the student factor. More generally: I went to college when the drinking age was 18, and, sure some idiots fresh off the farm got wasted every night at first, but--same logic as yours--having alcohol available in supervised settings, including a great student center bar (https://uwunionstory.org/story/1928/battle-of-beer-and-wine + https://onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/uws-unofficial-town-hall/) made for generally more responsible behavior.+ Savannah shows that open containers as such not necessarily a problem
(DIR) Post #ATkSmlXBFnjiBSPDiC by CitizenWald@historians.social
2023-03-18T18:32:57Z
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@historian1661 Yes, or at least in general (less familiar with the intricate detail since I left town government). The university certainly tightened up visitor policy (no overnight guests) and keg policy etc. and tried to provide alternative entertainment. Plus police enforcement, tho that got controversial one year:https://www.masslive.com/news/2014/09/edward_davis_report_blarney_blowout.html.Things improved somewhat afterward. Problem is, these dudes start first thing Saturday morning...PLUS using nasty new intoxicants
(DIR) Post #AU1rPiyvF92vGJGNFI by Publicuniversal@urbanists.social
2023-03-27T03:58:59Z
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@CitizenWald yea, I feel like it was the same for me when I went to school and people just went to frats to get drunk-there was a like month or so window when people would just PARTAYYY every damn night and then the first midterms came round, the novelty of "I can do stuff without my parents telling me off" wore off, and people cooled off to a normal friday/saturday fun schedule.