St. Patrick's Day
On the hill where Irish Kings were crowned, Saint Patrick now stands silent vigil over a cow pasture.
One of the few reliable sources of information on Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.
Historians take great pleasure in locating the birthplaces of great figures from the past. This is particularly true when the birthplace has been the subject of heated debate for centuries, as is the case for St Patrick, the 5th century Romano-Briton who later became patron saint of Ireland.
Features online versions of St. Patrick's confession and "The Life of St. Columban" by Jonas the Monk.
If you are seeking an opportunity for calm, for renewal or growth, then this ancient Sanctuary of St. Patrick might well be the place.
General scenes, St. Patrick's Day, and images from Mitchellstown, Clogheen and Clonmel.
Don something green, come along and explore your Irish heritage at Roots Web.
If you can trace your Irish roots back to Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, who was born about 389 A.D., you can extend the line back two more generations.
Without a party to attend, March 17 can be a lonesome occasion for Irish exiles far from home. To make sure that did not happen, the Spanish Ambassador to the Court of Vienna invited Irish residents to a "grand entertainment" on the feast day of St. Patrick in 1766.
As Irish emigrants have scattered across the globe, St. Patrick has been honoured in unexpected ways and places. But a Peruvian celebration of 1824 was unique.
There are many myths and legends (the shamrock, snakes, and Ireland's conversion to Christianity) about our beloved saint.
Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. St Patrick's Day is March 17. St Patrick is traditionally associated with the Shamrock plant, which he used to explain the concept of the Trinity.
I am a sinner, a simple country person, and the least of all believers. I am looked down upon by many. My father was Calpornius. He was a deacon; his father was Potitus, a priest, who lived at Bannavem Taburniae. His home was near there, and that is where I was taken prisoner. I was about sixteen at the time.
The Centre is an exciting interpretative exhibition which tells the fascinating story of Ireland's Patron Saint.
The Centre is an exciting interpretative exhibition which tells the fascinating story of Ireland's Patron Saint. Through Patrick's own words a light is shone on the arrival of Christianity in Ireland and its development through his mission.
In Archbishop Healy’s fascinating Life of St. Patrick, recently published by Sealy, Bryers, & Walker of Dublin, some very interesting particulars are given of the great Saint’s journeys through Tipperary County.
A humorous graphic of scenarios arising from a modern day St. Patrick existence.