I heard from a scholar that St. Patrick and the snakes is such a falsehood, its an urban legend.
2007-03-17 08:03:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Erin Go Bragh means, as already noted, 'Ireland Forever'.
St. Patrick driving the snakes out of Ireland is generally thought to be metaphorical. He was the man who first brought Christianity to the shores of Ireland, and in so doing caused the waning of the influence of the Druids and other pagan clerics of the Celts. These pagans, considered Satanic by the Christians (and thus equated with the serpent in the Garden of Eden) became the 'snakes' that St. Patrick drove out of Ireland
2007-03-17 13:57:59 · answer #1 · answered by Bob G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ireland go free or Ireland forever. Ireland was under England's control for centuries.
Erin Go Bragh (also commonly spelled Erin Go Braugh) is the Anglicization of a Gaelic phrase used to express allegiance to Ireland. It is most often translated as "Ireland Forever", and pronounced /ËÉrɪn gÉ brÉË/.
Ireland never had any snakes. It is a legend.
2007-03-17 08:11:28 · answer #2 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Erin go braugh" means "Long live, Ireland". Today is all about the celebration of green beer and getting pissed off about little things.
2007-03-17 08:10:03 · answer #3 · answered by Idle Chitchat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THATS PROBALY WHAT IT IS
2007-03-19 14:59:27 · answer #4 · answered by donielle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋