From Dixie With Love To My Ulster-Scots & Irish Friends -- Happy St. Patrick's Day!

One of the many murals on the Peace Wall at Glenbryn Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K. recognizing
those of Ulster-Scots descent who served in the Confederate army during the War Between The States
-- American Civil War (1861-1865).

 

Today, in honor of my Ulster-Scots heritage and my Southern identity respectively I would like to wish each and every one of my brothers and sisters of Irish descent here in the United States and wherever y'all are across the world a Happy St. Patrick's Day -- La fheile Padraig sona dhuit.

The Peoples Bank Mural -- City Of Chester Landmark

Commissioned by People's National Bank of Chester and painted by local artist Steve Ellison, one of the oldest and probably most artistic murals in downtown Chester, South Carolina can be seen at the corner of Gadsden Street (SC Hwy 9) and Church Street. 

The mural itself was painted in 1979, and depicts a somewhat peaceful -- and slightly romanticized -- look at rural life in the American South. In addition to several human and animal characters, it also includes a road sign that points to several important places in Chester County history including: Landsord Canal, Fishing Creek, Burr's Rock, Old Catholic Church, Beckhamville, and Catawba Mill. 

Just another one of the more picturesque pieces of Americana found in my hometown of Chester.