did you know st patick was born in scotland from a roman descent and that the irish kidnapped him and made him a slave
what do you think of that
2007-03-17 03:31:28 · 26 answers · asked by little flower 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ St. Patrick's Day
did you not read the rest of the story,he escaped ,and then went back of his own free will,there's a lot more if you read the full story.isn't it good to see every one celebrating to day, i even saw an orange band this morning out celebrating .
2007-03-17 04:59:29 · answer #1 · answered by Aonarach 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
actually St. Patrick was orginally from Wales. The Vikings, whom resided in Ireland, kidnapped him. The forced him into slavery in which he discovered Christianity. A devout Christian, Patrick saw an escape by boat back to Wales. So he took the boat to Wales and there he was free. He then came back to Ireland and set up a missonary style school. He made a pilgramige from his parish to a mountain, he walked the whole 40 miles. There he sat on the top of the mountain and prayed. People today still take the same route St. Patrick took.
2007-03-17 04:09:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I hate to burst your bubble but no-one actually knows where he was born. Some say Cumbria others say Kilpatrick on the Clyde estuary, but there is no way of confirming either. The official line in Ireland is that St Patrick was kidnapped by boat as a young boy from Northern Britain.
2007-03-17 03:42:04 · answer #3 · answered by Jimbobarino 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The same as St George isnt English he is half Turkish and half Isreali
2007-03-17 03:51:22 · answer #4 · answered by Lion Head 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know at some point in early history that the Irish became Scots and the Scots became Irish, so I don't think it actually matters. As to being a slave, Saints are meant to suffer.
2007-03-17 03:35:32 · answer #5 · answered by Julia Sugarbaker 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yeah, I knew that. And that he escaped, but eventually returned to Ireland cause God asked him to convert the Irish to Christianity...
2007-03-17 03:37:26 · answer #6 · answered by pookie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
didnt know that, very interesting, but he saved a people, so they celebrate him by getting very very drunk (which is so different from the rest of the time for the Irish).
also, Santa Claus is from the Moon.
2007-03-17 03:40:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. That's mean to kidnap, and make him be a slave. I thought he was Irish. Why do we have the holiday then?
2007-03-17 03:36:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I happened to have come across that story yesterday! It did seem quite interesting, as everyone believes that he was Irish.
2007-03-17 04:48:56 · answer #9 · answered by Spooky 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That makes it all the more impressive that he saved the very people who held him captive. I thought he was Welsh though, but it seems certain he was not native to the Emerald Isle.
2007-03-17 04:27:54 · answer #10 · answered by Sweet n Sour 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋