St. Patrick's Day doll displays - a variety of Irish dolls for Saint Patrick's day (with slideshow)

St. Patrick's Day doll display with Barbie, Tyler and Tiny Betsy and more © Kathryn E. Darden

Left - Right: Ceramic Irish madonna, Barbie model in green outfit with Irish accessories, Tiny Betsy County Fair Fun, Princess of Ireland Barbie, OOAK rerooted Irish Barbie, Irish Santa Claus, Irish Dolls of the Word Barbie, Tiny Betsy in hand-made Irish outfit, Tyler  in CU St. Patrick's Day LE dress. More photos in the Slideshow below.

St. Patrick's Day is the time we celebrate Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Although the day has come to be celebrated with parades and beer, Ireland's history and the story of Saint Patrick are much richer than that. This article will take a look at a few dolls which pay tribute to Ireland and Saint Patrick's Day and will continue in the upcoming article, "Irish Barbies, Past and Present."

Oddly enough, one of the mediums in which some of Ireland's culture and history are captured is in dolls, and dolls are often displayed as part of decorating for St. Patrick's Day. Doll clubs often have special parties and displays in honor of St. Patrick's Day. In the 1940s - 1960s, plastic Irish travel dolls were made by companies like the Duchess Doll Corp. Today many doll companies continue the tradition by regularly making Irish dolls to celebrate Ireland's culture, among them Madame Alexander and Mattel.

If you would like to see some Irish dolls on display, Nashville's Plantation Belles Doll Club is holding their annual St. Patrick's Day doll meeting this Thursday night at Shoney's in Bellevue.

More St. Patrick's dolls:

Gene, Tyler, Madra & Hayley celebrate the wearing 'o the green - St. Patrick's Day doll display

St. Patrick's Day Barbie dolls - Irish Barbies past and present

Nashville Plantation Belles Barbie Doll Club celebrates St. Patrick's Day

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