Credited for bringing Christianity to the then-pagan Ireland, Saint Patrick used Celtic symbols ... as a symbol of the Church ...

Northern Ireland is ready for a vibrant St Patrick’s Day celebration, with towns and cities turning green in honour of ...

In the old Irish calendar the day after St Patrick’s Day is Sheelah’s Day, in commemoration of the woman who many believe to have been Patrick’s wife. According to Shane Lehane, a folklorist at ...

But in Ireland, the occasion continues ... “People might start the day by going to church. When Irish immigrants brought St. Patrick’s Day traditions to the United States, the day became ...

Monday, March 17 is St. Patrick's Day, celebrating all things Irish in the U.S. and around the world. Cities celebrate with ...

Several centuries later, he was made a saint by the Catholic Church and like other saints ... or three-leaf clover, linked to Ireland and St. Patrick. The lucky ones, though, come across something ...

In addition, McKenzie set out to walk from Ireland to Rome to better ... who revealed that Eglys Cwyfan means “Church of Kevin.” “It’s like St. Kevin had drawn me to his chapel somehow!

St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated in Ireland every year on 17 March. Over the years, the religious holiday commemorating the death of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, has metamorphosed ...