"Raise the glass on March 17
and share the luck of the Irish."
Country Living
March 17 is the celebration of St. Patrick's death, not his birth. Those with Irish heritage will attend parades and perhaps drink green beer. Actually, St. Patrick was not Irish nor were his parents. He was a slave kidnapped by the Irish Raiders when he was 16, escaping when he was 22. He fled to England where he spent 12 years studying to be closer to God, then eventually returned to Ireland. Although the shamrock is a symbol for good luck, St Patrick used it to teach The Holy Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
According to legend, St Patrick drove snakes out of Ireland even though Ireland did not have any snakes. Some say the snakes were a symbol for pagan beliefs. The color green is associated with St Patrick even though he always wore blue. Originally, the harp was the symbol for Ireland, not the shamrock and ornate decorations were consistently blue.
There are a multitude of Irish in the United States even though earlier they were severely persecuted upon reaching the land. Politicians of that time were against Catholic Irishmen. Reading through this information, makes one wonder if factual reporting ever existed and if politicians have dominated rather than represent the desires of the people... ever.
***Saint Patrick was a Saint and deserves recognition, but why not base it on fact and not fiction.
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