If the Patrick of legend is implacable and authoritative, the historical Patrick was a fascinatingly flawed man who was mired ...
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 ...
By Philip Freeman Everyone knows about St Patrick – the man who drove the snakes out of Ireland, defeated fierce druids in ...
Hagiographies (writing on the lives of saints) give us a glimpse of the food culture of early medieval Ireland, when Patrick ...
In his writing, Patrick recounts how he was captured by raiders and sold into slavery in Ireland. Six years later, he ...
Comparatively speaking, the fifth century CE is not an era from which there is much information outside the failing Roman ...
This column originated from Sol del Valle and has been translated for our English readers. We are on the eve of the ...
St. Patrick’s Day annually falls on March 17. Communities worldwide gather for large events while decked out in green to commemorate Ireland’s patron saint and celebrate Irish culture. We recognize ...
WHERE would Saint Patrick choose to spend his own national holiday? Ireland, of course, and Bunratty Castle and Folk Park in ...