History

A Profile Of Patrick

All you need to know Ireland's patron saint.

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The Patrick Principal

Scholars disagree about where he was born. They doubt that he had any power over snakes. They point out that there were Christians here before his time. But, writes, Brian Fallon Patrick was a unique moral force in a primitive, tribal Ireland.

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Life Sans Patrick

It could have all been so different without the big man. For starters it would mean no shamrock and it's such a dinky national symbol.

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