07/06/2016

Ireland's June Bank Holiday!

Hi Everyone!

Yesterday was a bank holiday in Ireland!



In Gaelic it is known as 'Lá Saoire i mí Mheitheamh', June Bank Holiday is a National Holiday celebrated in Ireland on the first Monday in June.

The holiday was first celebrated as Whit Monday or Pentecost Monday when Ireland was still part of the United Kingdom. Legislation was changed in 1973 when the Holidays Act moved and renamed the holiday to the First Monday in June in 1974. Ireland's June Bank Holiday is the relative Spring Bank Holiday in the UK.

This year it was celebrated yesterday, Monday June 6th.
I hope all Irish residents had a wonderful long weekend!!
:) :) 

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