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St Patrick: A migrant, a myth and a global brand?

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Dr Fiona Murphy looks at how St Patrick, the religious figure, has been co-opted as a kind of global green marketing tool.

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Snakes, shamrocks and slavery: The truth about St Patrick

Today is St Patrick's Day. But there's a lot of misconception and myth that abounds about the patron saint of Ireland.

15 days ago·Australia

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National Catholic Register

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Ireland’s Road to Sainthood: 44 Extraordinary Catholics You Should Meet

Book cover of ‘The Rock from Which You Were Hewn: Lives and Legacy of Holy Irish Men and Women’ by Patrick Kenny and Father John Hogan The men and women (and one young child) featured in these pages experienced both joy and suffering — loneliness, sickness, poverty, betrayal and even persecution — yet they remained steadfast.

15 days ago

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The American Spectator

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How the Sons of St. Patrick Preserved the West - The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

When rattling off the names of those who have played a pivotal role in shaping Western civilization, figures such as Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Charlemagne, William the Conqueror, Henry V, Christopher Columbus, William Shakespeare, the American Founding Fathers, Napoleon Bonaparte, and a handful of others — popes, princes, saints, and soldiers — spring readily to mind. One name which is often left out of the catalogue of greats, but wit…

16 days ago·Alexandria, United States

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The Journal

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St Patrick: A migrant, a myth and a global brand?

Dr Fiona Murphy looks at how St Patrick, the religious figure, has been co-opted as a kind of global green marketing tool.

16 days ago·Ireland

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Catholic Digest

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What we can learn from St. Patrick - Catholic Digest Website

St. Patrick’s Day is one of those holidays which has grown so big in scope that it is difficult to dwell entirely on the man whom the feast celebrates. Between people clinging onto their 1/16th Irish heritage, fanciful stories of missing snakes and turning already polluted rivers extra green for the occasion, it is a […] The post What we can learn from St. Patrick appeared first on Catholic Digest.

16 days ago

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The Truth About St. Patrick: 10 Surprising Facts

People misunderstand the historical importance of Saint Patrick to Ireland even though he remains its patron saint. However legends multiply the number of stories about him does not diminish his historic contributions to Ireland. Here are 10 Surprising Facts about this powerful figure’s effect. 10 Facts About St. Patrick

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