Montserrat treats St Patrick’s Day as both a celebration and a more sombre milestone: a reminder of a failed slave rebellion on March 17th, 1768. Through the centuries, Irish and African cultures mixed, which led to a St Patrick’s Day tradition that became a national holiday in 1985. Villages here bear names including St Patrick’s, Kinsale and Cork Hill, and people have last names such as Reilly, Sweeney and Meade. People gather in a park among food stalls on St Patrick’s Day in Salem, Montserrat. He has since come back every year to participate in a dance troupe during the St Patrick’s Day parade.

Source: The Irish Times March 19, 2026 16:38 UTC