Happy St. Patrick Day!

It has been said that we are all Irish on St. Patrick Day.
Here's a quick intro to the culture, foods, etc.

I often wondered about St. Patrick Day so I googled it. Here is what Wikipedia says:

Saint Patrick (estimated AD 387 - AD 461)(Latin: Patricius,[2] Irish: Naomh Pádraig), said to have been born Maewyn Succat (Latin: Magonus Succetus), was a Roman Britain-born Christian missionary and is the patron saint of Ireland along with Brigid of Kildare and Columba. He was educated at a monastery and school of divinity founded by Saint Illtud (now Llantwit Major), often called "the oldest university in the world".

It was distinguished for also educating Taliesin, Saint Gildas, Saint Samson, Saint Paul Aurelian and possibly Saint David, Patron Saint of Wales.

When he was about sixteen he was captured by Irish raiders and taken from his native Wales as a slave to Ireland, where he lived for six years before escaping and returning to his family. After entering the church, he later returned to Ireland as a missionary in the north and west of the island, but little is known about the places where he worked and no link can be made between Patrick and any church. By the eighth century he had become the patron saint of Ireland. The Irish monastery system evolved after the time of Patrick and the Irish church did not develop the diocesan model that Patrick and the other early missionaries had tried to establish.

The available body of evidence does not allow the dates of Patrick's life to be fixed with certainty, but it appears that he was active as a missionary in Ireland during the second half of the fifth century. Two letters from him survive, along with later hagiographies from the seventh century onwards. Many of these works cannot be taken as authentic traditions. Uncritical acceptance of the Annals of Ulster (see below) would imply that he lived from 340 to 460, and ministered in what is modern day northern Ireland from 428 onwards.

On 17th March St.Patrick's day is celebrated to remember him and what he did. This is celebrated across the world.

If you have made it this far, here is your reward, for your scrapping pleasure:

Ellie Lash has a super cute IRISH EYES kit available for free on
her blog.

Tara Sroka, Queen of all things Green, has a kit called BRING
ON THE SHENANIGANS, free for 24 hours only.

Lindsay Jane has a cute frame
and silver shamrock charm on her blog.

Major TiggerScraps has some Gaelic
words for you.

Happy St. Patrick Day!

Happy St. Patrick Day!