The McCarty Metro - Who Knew? Little Known Facts

FUN FACTS ABOUT “McCARTY” FOR ST. PATRICK’S DAY

THE McCARTY NAME, ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET SURNAME DATABASE:

Descends from the early kings of Ireland
Is a form of the Gaelic “Mac Carthaigh,” meaning “son of” (Mac) plus “loving” (Carthach)
Other spellings include McCarthy, MacCarhty, MacCarty, etc.
In Ireland, most of the clan still lives in County Cork.

SOME FAMOUS McCARTYS

Henry “Billy the Kid” McCarty (1860-1881), American frontier outlaw
Daniel T. McCarty (1912-1953), former governor of Florida

Darren McCarty (1972- ), former Detroit Red Wing forward, best known for pummeling Claude Lemieux.

Bob McCarty (1926-1991), Detroit police officer and WWII vet known for cooking skills such as stuffing turkey, serving mashed potatoes and making Famous Fruit Platters

Daniel J. McCarty (1956-1996), suburban Detroiter best known for diplomacy, golf, and the ability to fix any automobile problem with a coat hanger and duct tape.

For more information: http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=McCarty

Some Little Know Fact About St. Patrick's Day

ED NOTE: I was wondering how St. Patrick's Day came about and decided to do a little research on the subject. These interesting facts were among the information that I found. Most of them I had never heard before, perhaps that is why I found them so interesting.

There are more Americans of Irish origin than there are Irish in Ireland. In Delaware, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire Irish is the leading ancestral group.

St. Patrick's Day got its American start in 1737 in Boston. We celebrate St. Patrick's Day to remember the achievements St. Patrick made during his lifetime.

St. Patrick's given name was Maewyn Succat and he was born in Britain around 385 AD. At age 16 he was kidnapped by pirates and sold into slavery in Ireland. During his 6 years as a slave he turned to religion for solace. He escaped slavery and made his way to Gaul where he changed his name to Patrick and studied in the monastery under St. Germain.

St. Patrick converted pagans to Christianity, angering the Celtic Druids who threw him in prison many time as a result.

It is believed that St. Patrick died on March 17th, the day that we now celebrate St. Patrick's Day. March 17th is also feast day in Ireland.

The actual color of St. Patrick is blue. Green became associated with St. Patrick's Day during the 19th century. Green, in Irish legends, was worn by fairies and immortals, and also by people to encourage their crops to grow.

St. Patrick's celebrations were originally religious festivals; up until the 1970s Irish law mandated that pubs be closed on St. Patrick's Day. In 1995 the Irish government used St. Patrick's day to drive tourism to Ireland.

St. Patrick did not actually drive snakes out of Ireland; the snakes represent the Pagans that he converted to Christianity.

The first organized St. Patrick's Day Parade was held in New York in 1762. The parade consisted of Irish soldiers serving in the English military, the parade helped them reconnect with their Irish roots.