>>ST. PATRICK WASN'T IRISH. He may be the patron saint of Ireland, but he was from a well-to-do family in England. Fifteen hundred years ago, he was kidnapped by raiders, taken to Ireland, and sold as a slave. --He worked there for a few years, escaped, then returned to Ireland years later as a Christian missionary.
>>ST. PATRICK'S DAY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SNAKES. The story about St. Patrick driving all the snakes out of Ireland isn't real. In reality, Ireland NEVER had snakes. --The snakes in the story symbolize the various pagan religions that began disappearing from Ireland shortly after St. Patrick started the spread of Christianity in the 5th century.
>>ST. PATRICK WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLOR BLUE. In fact, the color green used to be considered unlucky in Ireland. In Irish folklore, people who wore green were kidnapped by little fairies known as the "Good People." --Green became associated with St. Patrick because he used the green three-leafed shamrock to symbolize the holy trinity of Catholicism.
Other's fun fact found too...
>>Happy Hour is illegal in Ireland
>>They give you Guiness after donating blood!
Now go have some green beer!
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