Growing up in Ireland, we never ate corned beef and cabbage on St. Patricks Day — nor did anyone we know. It's an American-Irish tradition, that just doesn't exist in Ireland. On our national feast day at home, we eat regular Irish food and perhaps drink a little extra to celebrate the day.
Here are just some of the different Irish foods you might find us eating on Paddy's Day (definitely not called St. Patty's Day), plus a well-known Irish hangover cure.