Patrick's Day celebrations often produce images of ... Patrick was not actually Irish. "The patron saint of Ireland is actually a Welshman," Cian T. McMahon, an expert on modern Ireland and ...

Patrick’s Day parade was held on March 17, 1601. The tale of Saint Patrick likely traveled from Ireland to the Americas in the 16th century by way of Richard Arthur, a priest in St. Augustine ...

Patrick's Day? Legend has it that Saint Patrick used a three-leaved shamrock to explain the concept of Christianity's Holy Trinity to the people of Ireland; however, according to National ...

NEW YORK -- If it's March, and it's green, it must be St. Patrick's Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in ...

Patrick's Day began to commemorate the death anniversary of Ireland's patron saint — Saint Patrick, obviously. According to the Library of Congress, St. Patrick's Day is “an Irish and Irish ...