Ireland elevates St. Brigid alongside St. Patrick, reclaiming its forgotten female saint and marking a dramatic shift from Catholic conservatism to progressive nation ...

Overwhelmingly, however, most of what is commonly associated with St Patrick isn’t true. From him introducing Christianity to the Irish to driving all the snakes out of Ireland, his story is ...

The miracle St. Patrick is most commonly associated with is the removal of snakes from the island of Ireland. The legend stems from Jocelyn of Furness, a 12th-century British monk who chronicled t ...

The three-leaved plant, symbolic of Ireland and of St Patrick's Day has an important meaning for Christians. It is said to represent the Holy Trinity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The three ...

Popular legend has it that St. Patrick stood on a hilltop, Croagh Patrick (now an important site of pilgrimage in Ireland), ...

It is the anniversary of the death of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, who brought Christianity to the island in the fifth century. History.com notes that among his many legends ...

In modern times, many know of the legends that St. Patrick rid Ireland of snakes and that he taught the idea of the holy trinity by using a shamrock. According to Waidler, the stories attributing ...

In the old Irish calendar the day after St Patrick’s Day is Sheelah’s Day, in commemoration of the woman who many believe to have been Patrick’s wife. According to Shane Lehane, a folklorist at ...

For example, a popular myth claims that St. Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland. Which is correct, St. Patty's Day or St. Paddy's Day? St. Patrick's Day is sometimes shortened to either St ...

St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated in Ireland every year on 17 March. Over the years, the religious holiday commemorating the death of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, has metamorphosed ...