A Bit of Craic and a Few Facts About the Irish on Saint Patrick’s Day

Authors

Mark J. Salling PhD, GISP, Cleveland State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

3-14-2019

Publication Title

Focus on Facts

Research Center

Northern Ohio Data and Information Service (NODIS)

Abstract

Saint Patrick’s Day (March 17^th) celebrates the traditional date of the death of Saint Patrick. Although it is impossible to verify many facts about his life, tradition states that Saint Patrick was born in Roman Britain sometime in the fourth or fifth century. After reputedly being captured by Irish pirates at the age of sixteen and forced to work as a slave Patrick escaped back to Britain and became a Catholic priest. He later returned to Ireland and devoted his life to converting the Irish from ancient Celtic religious beliefs to Christianity. The actual date of his death was sometime between 460 and 493.

Repository Citation

Salling, Mark J. PhD, GISP, "A Bit of Craic and a Few Facts About the Irish on Saint Patrick’s Day" (2019). All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications. 0 1 2 3 1595.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/urban_facpub/1595

Volume

March 2019