It's an Irish holiday, but an Irish official says Americans set the standard when it comes to celebrating St. Patrick's Day. Ireland's Lord O'Brien says the U-S celebrates it "far better" than people in Ireland. He says the Irish do go to parades and celebrate. But he says they don't paint the streets green -- and they don't have green beer. O'Brien says it's amazing that a small country like Ireland has captured "the imagination of the world." Lord O'Brien is head of the O'Brien clan and is one of 20 recognized Irish chiefs. He's touring the U-S while getting ready for what is being billed as the world's biggest family reunion -- marking the clan's one-thousandth anniversary. O'Brien says he'd like somewhere around five-thousand O'Briens from around the world to visit Ireland this summer.
Americans Get Ready To Celebrate St. Patricks Day
It's an Irish holiday, but an Irish official says Americans set the standard when it comes to celebrating St. Patrick's Day.
