Thursday, March 17, 2016

Today is St. Patrick's Day



St. Benin's Church, Kilbennan, County Galway, IrelandEnglish: Detail of stained glass window depicting St. Patrick.Date16 September 2010SourceSelf-photographedAuthorAndreas F. BorchertReference2010/9735



Celebrations
ObservancesAttending mass or service
Date17 March
Next time17 March 2016
FrequencyAnnual


Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, "the Day of the Festival of Patrick"), is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick(c. AD 385–461), the foremost patron saint ofIreland.


(From Wikipedia)


In observance of St. Patrick's day, here's a video by the Irish band Black 47 about Irish activist James Connolly:



1 comment:

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