The Best Places to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
| March 18, 2019
Montserrat
Known as the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean, the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat has been home to a huge Irish enclave since the 17th century, when Irish Catholics used it as a refuge from religious persecution. Now, it’s the only country in the world other than Ireland where St. Patrick’s Day is a public holiday.
There’s a week-long St. Patrick’s Day festival, which also serves to commemorate a failed slave’s uprising on March 17, 1768. Montserratians celebrate with a freedom run, a calypso competition, and plenty of traditional drinks, which includes both Caribbean rum punch and Guinness.
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