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History of St. Patrick’s Day

Was Patrick Really British?

Bill Petro
ILLUMINATION
Published in
6 min readMar 16
St. Patrick
St. Patrick. Image: Wikipedia

Although much of the life of the patron saint and Apostle of Ireland is shrouded in legend, St. Patrick was probably born around the year AD 389. Stories are told of the many contests Patrick had with Druids, pagans, and polytheists, as well as the well-known but unlikely story of him driving the snakes from Ireland…

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Bill Petro
ILLUMINATION

Writer, technologist, historian. Former Silicon Valley tech exec. Author of fascinating articles on history, tech, pop culture, & travel. https://billpetro.com