Saint Patrick's Day

The Alabama House this week approved House Resolution 20, which was sponsored by State Rep. Arnold Mooney (R – Indian Springs) and officially recognizes ...

“Because so many Alabamians have Irish ancestry within their family tree, it is right and proper for the Legislature to recognize the history of Saint Patrick’s Day and the culture that accompanies it,” Mooney said. celebrations of Saint Patrick spread with those who emigrated here to escape the potato famine of the mid-19th Century. The Alabama House this week approved House Resolution 20, which was sponsored by State Rep.