St. Patrick wasn't Irish, and leprechauns are a "miscommunication." Those are just two of the common misconceptions about St. Patrick's Day, according to Sile Concannon, a visiting Irish languages ...

Of course, typical modern St. Patrick's Day debaucheries don't have much to do with the fifth-century missionary behind the day itself.

That’s bad news for a country preparing to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, a holiday dedicated to a man widely known for supposedly driving all the snakes out of Ireland some 1,500 years ago.

Arts Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with comedy, burlesque, and a snake at What’s the Craic? by Chandler Walter on March 14th, 2023 at 4:48 PM ...

St. Patrick's Day parades in Ireland didn't begin until 100 years after they first started in the U.S., Concannon said. The parades also trickled into Canada as many Irish immigrants used the day ...