St. Patrick

[ozzy72]

I just wanted to wish anyone with a drop of Irish blood in them out there a v.happy St. Patricks day, and for those of you who don't Guiness is an excellent substitute

Ozzy

[Jared]

lol..happy patty's day to you as well..:-)

[ATI_7500]

Guiness....nice idea!  ;D

[Jared]

[quote]Guiness....nice idea!

[SilverFox441]

[glb]Erin[/glb][glb]Go[/glb][glb]Bragh!!![/glb]

[Hagar]

I was told this morning that St. Patrick was a Welshman. The lady who told me this is married to an Irishman so I assume she knows what she's talking about. I decided to investigate & found this.

St. Patrick was a Welshman.
On March 17th, when St. Patrick's Day is widely celebrated in so many communities in the United States (where much more fuss is made than is found in Ireland), most Americans assume that Patrick was an Irishman. It is not so.

Though Patrick's birthplace is debatable, most scholars seem to agree that he was born in the area of southeastern Scotland known as Strathclyde, a former Celtic kingdom and Welsh-speaking at the time. (However, a few scholars continue to regard St. David's in Pembrokeshire as the saint's birthplace; the tiny city was formerly directly in the path of missionary and trade routes to Ireland).

http://www.britannia.com/celtic/wales/facts/facts2.html

Am I the only one who didn't realise this?

PS. Best wishes to all my Irish friends.

[The Ruptured Duck]

everyone is Irish on St. Patty's day!

[Jaffa]

And everyone is also drunk....there are drunken mobs wandering all about on Tipperary Hill...about a mile from here with the biggest and nicest Irish pub in town...and with green beer.   the way home from school there were tipsy folks trying to hitchike, and they were still downing it!  I swear...almost worse than Mardi Gras!  :-/

[Politically Incorrect]

It was St. Patricks day?
Must have overlooked it
Happy St. Patties day to all anyway!!

[Fly2e]

:-/  BURP   :-/

[Woodlouse2002]

I was told this morning that St. Patrick was a Welshman. The lady who told me this is married to an Irishman so I assume she knows what she's talking about. I decided to investigate & found this.

http://www.britannia.com/celtic/wales/facts/facts2.html

Am I the only one who didn't realise this?

PS. Best wishes to all my Irish friends.

Your link and quote confuses things even more. So was he Irish, Welsh or as the link seems to be saying, Scottish.

And, if he is Welsh or Scottish, why isn't he called Gareth or Robert. Patrick is a very Irish name. And finally, how come he's so affiliated with Ireland?


Who else is confused?

[Hagar]

And, if he is Welsh or Scottish, why isn't he called Gareth or Robert.

Don't ask me. I imagine his parents chose it.

Patrick is a very Irish name

Ah, but was it before St. Patrick arrived on the scene?

And finally, how come he's so affiliated with Ireland?

It explains that in the article.

Who else is confused?

You should know by now that I am permanently confused. I'm also a master confusionist.

[Fly2e]

I thought he was some guy traveling across Ireland, all dressed in green while visiting the pubs and hanging out in shamrock patches while playing a bagpipe!

I am so upset. Next you guys will be saying there is no Santa Clause!  ;D

Dave