The standard serving size is 2/3 cup per person. In general, a pound of potato yields 2 cups of mashed, so you want to start with about 4-1/2 pounds of potatoes. If you use large potatoes (a pound or more each), you'll need four or five. If you use medium potatoes (at about a third of a pound), you'll need around 13 potatoes.
May Day in Ireland. May Day (LÃ¡ Bealtaine), or Labour Day (LÃ¡ an Lucht Oibre), is the first Monday of May. It is a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland. It is a traditional Celtic festival and a time to campaign for workers rights. The maypole dance is a fading tradition associated with May Day in Ireland.
July and August are the warmest months of the year in Ireland, and September isnât far behind. Throughout the island, late August and early September generally bring daytime high temperatures in the 60s and low 70s, with overnight low temperatures in the 50s.