For more than 1000 years, St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated in Ireland every year on 17 March. Over the years, the ...

But in Ireland, the occasion continues ... “People might start the day by going to church. When Irish immigrants brought St. Patrick’s Day traditions to the United States, the day became ...

In Armagh, you’ll find two imposing cathedrals bearing St. Patrick’s name. The Church of Ireland cathedral occupies the site of a church built by Patrick in 445 AD. The neighboring Roman ...

While he is already recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church, some may wonder why he should be considered for sainthood. Here are several reasons why St. Patrick of Ireland should be a saint.

The church declared it a feast day; ... According to some scholars, the color green only became associated with Ireland and St. Patrick’s Day during the Irish Rebellion in 1798.

By Philip Freeman Everyone knows about St Patrick – the man who drove the snakes out of Ireland, defeated fierce druids in ...

Several centuries later, he was made a saint by the Catholic Church and like other saints ... or three-leaf clover, linked to Ireland and St. Patrick. The lucky ones, though, come across something ...

Donegal County Council is set to request that the Government establish a new public holiday in honour of Saint Colmcille, also known as St Columba, who is the only Irish patron saint without a ...

NEW YORK -- If it's March, and it's green, it must be St. Patrick's Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in ...

NEW YORK -- If it's March, and it's green, it must be St. Patrick's Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in ...