St Patrick's Day Sayings

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    • St. Patrick's Day is celebrated annually on March 17
    • In 2009, St. Patrick's Day falls on a Tuesday
    • Gaelic is the official first language of Ireland, even though less than one percent of the population speak it on a regular basisJust Landed: Ireland Guide: Language
    • English is also spoken throughout Ireland
    • St. Patrick is known as the Patron Saint of Ireland and is credited with having brought Christianity to the island
    • 1903: St. Patrick's Day was declared an official Irish holidayVintage Image Crafts: St. Patrick's Day Crafts
    • 1737: First St. Patrick's Day celebrations in America took place in BostonWilstar: St. Patrick's Day Customs and History
    • There is some speculation that the popularity of St. Patrick's day spread because of it's close proximity to the spring equinox on the calendarWilstar: St. Patrick's Day Customs and History

  • The Irish have an abundance of witty quotes and sayings related to Saint Patrick and the holiday that commemorates his life. If you'd like to learn a few of the blessings or even how to say "Kiss me, I'm Irish," in three different Irish dialects, check out the links on this page.

  • History of St. Patrick

    The man who would one day become Saint Patrick was born in the fifth century A.D. in Britain. When he was a teen he was kidnapped by Irish Pirates and sold into slavery in Ireland. While he was enslaved he studied Christianity, and after escaping he went to study the religion further. He spent twelve years in a monastery under the tutelage of St. Germain, bishop of Auxerre. It was here that he realized his calling. He returned to Ireland with the word of God and began converting the native pagans to Christianity. History tells that he traveled Ireland for thirty years, building schools and monasteries all over the island.Wilstar: St. Patrick's Day Customs and History

    March 17, the date of the holiday, commemorates his death.

  • Irish Sayings

    • "May your blessings out number
    • The Shamrocks that grow
    • And may trouble avoid you
    • Wherever you go."Shamrock Fields: St. Patrick's Day Blessings
    • "Tabhair pog dom, taim Eireannach!""—"Kiss me, I'm Irish!"

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