FOLEY, Ala. — Baldwin County may be more than 4,000 miles away from Ireland, but there’s a fun day’s worth of events to satisfy your wee need for a taste of the Irish.

Start the day by filling your belly with a traditional Irish meal at the Lillian Community Center of corned beef and cabbage, soda bread and boiled potatoes form 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Spend your afternoon at Lillian’s Cafe, drinking $1 green beer before ending the night with even more green beer and a celebration at Foley’s Irish Pub.

Fool your fellow St. Patty’s revelers into believing you’re truly Irish with these fun facts because, after all, a green beer does not an Irishman make.

• The day began as religious holiday to celebrate St. Patrick who brought Christianity to Ireland.

• While it is traditional to wear green on the day of, the color was long considered unlucky.

• The color became associated with the holiday because it is the color of spring.

• The St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York City is the longest running civilian parade in the world and attracts more than three million spectators.

• St. Patrick, the Roman Catholic Patron Saint for whom the holiday is celebrated was born in Britain, not Ireland.

• Contrary to most folklore, St. Patrick never chased the snakes out of Ireland.

• The city with the largest Irish population is Boston.

• Corned Beef is an American invention, and the Irish do not eat it to celebrate the holiday.

• Shamrocks, Ireland’s national flower, are picked on the 17th and worn on the shoulder.

• More than 34 million Americans claim Irish heritage, which is more than the entire population of the country.

• Bailey’s Irish Cream, which was launched in Ireland, is now the most popular liqueur in the world.

• St. Patrick’s Day is the ninth-largest selling card occasion in the U.S. with more than 8 million exchanged.

Now that you’re up on your St. Patty’s trivia and have your day planned, don’t forget to watch the Foley High School Band march in the Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade on WGN.