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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 March 2025. Cultural and religious celebration on 17 March For other uses, see Saint Patrick's Day (disambiguation). Saint Patrick's Day Saint Patrick depicted in a stained-glass window at Saint Benin's Church, Ireland Official name Saint Patrick's Day Also called Feast of Saint Patrick Lá Fhéile ...
The first evidence of a link between St Patrick and the shamrock appears in 1675 on the St Patrick's Coppers or Halpennies. These appear to show a figure of St Patrick preaching to a crowd while holding a shamrock, [23] presumably to explain the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. [24]
Icons of St Patrick often depict the saint "with a cross in one hand and a sprig of shamrocks in the other". [79] Roger Homan writes, "We can perhaps see St Patrick drawing upon the visual concept of the triskele when he uses the shamrock to explain the Trinity". [80]
"Molly Malone" is the essential St. Patrick's Day pub song and no self-respecting Irish songs' playlist is complete without this time-honored folk tune. Period. 'Danny Boy' by the Irish Tenors.
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by listening to Irish songs from Thin Lizzy, The Dubliners and of course U2. Add these to your St. Patrick's Day song playlist.
St. Patrick's Breastplate (tune - Tara) in the Irish Church Hymnal (1890) by Irish composer Thomas Richard Gonsalvez Jozé (1853–1924). St. Patrick's Breastplate (tune - St. Patrick, and for verse eight - Gartan) (1902), by Irish composer Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924) – see above. This is the best known arrangement of this hymn.
[1] [2] The text is the final part of a traditional prayer for protection, Saint Patrick's Breastplate, attributed to St. Patrick, the primary patron saint of Ireland. [1] The text is known as "The Deer's Cry", [1] "The Breastplate of St Patrick", or "Lorica" [3] and is often attributed to the saint.
Patrick had, earlier this week, appeared on Fox News to explain her reasoning for backing Republican nominee Trump. “It feels like voting for Donald Trump is like the vote of reason,” she said.