23rd April

[happy daze john in oz]

St Patrick patron saint of Ireland began life if the story is true as a Roman Soldier who later converted to Christianity.

St. George did not kill his mother in law, it was her husband but George got the credit

[thomas michael]

hi john #22
good morning, st patrick whom was a englishman at sixteen kidnapped by vikings and sold into slavery in ireland, st george was they say a roman soldier,
tom

[happy daze john in oz]

hi john #22
good morning, st patrick whom was a englishman at sixteen kidnapped by vikings and sold into slavery in ireland, st george was they say a roman soldier,
tom

Thank you for the education, I knew one was from Rome, got it a bit mixed up.
But a 'Pom' as patron saint of Ireland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lewis McColl]

His father was named Calpurnius, and his mother was named Conchessa. You might notice that these two names don’t sound particularly Scottish. The parents of St. Patrick were Roman citizens. His father, Calpurnius, was from a Roman family of high rank.

St. Patrick was born at Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton, in Scotland somewhere between the year 385 and 387. This means that the saint that is most closely identified with Ireland wasn’t actually Irish at all. He was Scottish.

Or, maybe he wasn’t really Scottish, either. His father was named Calpurnius, and his mother was named Conchessa. You might notice that these two names don’t sound particularly Scottish. The parents of St. Patrick were Roman citizens. His father, Calpurnius, was from a Roman family of high rank. He held the office of decurio in the part of Britain where St. Patrick was born, (which might have been called Gaul at the time. I always thought Gaul was France , Germany west europe ?

John next time you are on the Emerald Isle, visit Downpatrick, Saint Patricks visitor centre were you can be ripped off on curios on all things concerning Saint Patrick. Well worth a visit is Down Cathedral just up the hill were Saint Patrick is buried along with Saint Brigid & Saint ColumcillSaint_Patrick's_grave_Downpatrick.jpg they had to put the big stone on the grave as the Pilgrims kept taking soil from the grave when they were emigrating, John did the wife take a wee sample out to Australia when she left ??

Patrick was a shepherd on Slemish Mountain slemish.jpg if I drive to Ballymena I go through a village called Broughshane which is 10 minutes from were I live. Around county Antrim Saint Patrick and the history is well documented so pay no heed to what an English fella would be trying to tell. Next thing he will be telling you that Saint Patrick was a Communist.
One good thing Patrick did was chase all the snakes out of Ireland. Where did they end up !!!!

[thomas michael]

hi john #24
good afternoon, not only that john but they do say that he was the first to brew one of irelands favourite, paddy whiskey.
tom

[Lewis McColl]

Now why would he have went to Cork to make Paddy when he had the river Bush on his door step and produce the finest whiskey in the world. He kicked it all off with his mate, Saint Columb at Saint Columb's rill on the river Bush. They even do one for us lefties.red.jpg

[cappy]

i only hope after all this about st patrick ....that the shepherds crook i bought off the seventh son of a seventh son .....gauranteed to be the one st patrick sorted all the snakes out of ireland with is the genuine article .....it has got his name on .....and was found in the village of ballyweeffedyou and is certified by paddy from oconnels bar ......i was tipped of about this chance in a million by a fella from perf

[Keith at Tregenna]

One good thing Patrick did was chase all the snakes out of Ireland. Where did they end up !!!!

Westminister.

[thomas michael]

hi cappy #28
good evening
anything of that nature you have to be really careful with, as not only does it have a sacred and divine historic value it is priceless , in that it is a link to the venerable saint patrick.
so if that shepards crook is really genuine you will find in the top most part of the crook a small carving, showing that the real st patrick was born in ravenglass cumbria and therefore a naturalised briton.
if that not there then you have been had over by those micks in ballyweeffedyou.
tom
ps if it is a fake that guy from perf maybe working with them

[Keith at Tregenna]

England did not exist then.

K.