RE: happy St Padraig's Day/ Equinox
March 17, 2012 at 7:51 pm
(This post was last modified: March 17, 2012 at 7:52 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(March 17, 2012 at 6:09 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Not that it will stop the Irish from drinking (nor should they) but "St. Patrick" seems like a bit of a phony, too. The Mitt Romney of his day!
http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/17/world/euro...cnn_latest
Quote:"The traditional story that Patrick was kidnapped from Britain, forced to work as a slave, but managed to escape and reclaim his status, is likely to be fiction: the only way out of slavery in this period was to be redeemed, and Patrick was never redeemed. The traditional legend was instigated by Patrick himself in the letters he wrote, because this is how he wanted to be remembered," he said.
and,
Quote:While very little is known about Saint Patrick, one legend has credited him with having driven the snakes out of Ireland.
However, most biologists maintain there never were snakes in Ireland.
More catholic lies, it seems.
All the stories of his crossroads meetings with demigods (effectively handing him the symbolic keys to the spiritual kingdom) and sidhe visits didn't tip anyone off to the massive amount of bs surrounding the myth/man? Paddy may not have been Irish, but it sure as hell takes a mic to tell the tales with a straight face.
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