Should St. Paddy be cancelled?

[Polishprince]

St. Patrick is best known as the perpetrator of one of the greatest environmental crimes in history- driving Ireland's Snake population into the ocean.

Is it time to remove him from the calendar and tell the Irish people to go suck an egg?

This unprecedented genocide of reptiles really wasn't ethical treatment of animals, aren't there any people concerned about this?

St. Patrick’s Day: Origins, Meaning & Background | HISTORY

St. Patrick’s Day is a global celebration of Irish culture that takes place annually on March 17, the anniversary of the patron saint of Ireland's death in the fifth century. The holiday has spiritual meaning in Ireland, where it has been observed as a religious holiday for over 1,000 years.

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[1srelluc]

 

[Likkmee]

St. Patrick is best known as the perpetrator of one of the greatest environmental crimes in history- driving Ireland's Snake population into the ocean.

Is it time to remove him from the calendar and tell the Irish people to go suck an egg?

This unprecedented genocide of reptiles really wasn't ethical treatment of animals, aren't there any people concerned about this?

St. Patrick’s Day: Origins, Meaning & Background | HISTORY

St. Patrick’s Day is a global celebration of Irish culture that takes place annually on March 17, the anniversary of the patron saint of Ireland's death in the fifth century. The holiday has spiritual meaning in Ireland, where it has been observed as a religious holiday for over 1,000 years.

www.history.com

Pre=Gretchen era.

 

[Votto]

It's called the Progressive dilemma

Sure, he was Christian, and therefore needs to be cancelled, but there is alcohol involved with celebrating him.

Trust me, they are not smart enough to figure this one out.

 

[Crick]

From Wikipedia's article on the man​

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Patrick banishes snakes from Ireland​

The absence of snakes in Ireland has been noted from as early as the third century by Gaius Julius Solinus, but later legend has attributed the banishment of all snakes from the island to Patrick. As Roy Flechner shows in his biography, the earliest text to mention an Irish saint banishing snakes from Ireland is in fact the Life of Saint Columba (chapter 3.23), written in the late seventh or early eighth century.[77] The earliest written record of a legend about Patrick ridding Ireland of venomous creatures dates to the thirteenth century by Gerald of Wales, who expressed scepticism about the veracity of the story.[78] The more familiar version of the legend is given by Jocelyn of Furness, who says that the snakes had all been banished by Patrick[79] chasing them into the sea after they attacked him during a 40-day fast he was undertaking on top of a hill.[80] The hagiographic theme of banishing snakes may draw on the Biblical account of the staff of the prophet Moses. In Exodus 7:8–7:13, Moses and Aaron use their staffs in their struggle with Pharaoh's sorcerers, the staffs of each side turning into snakes. Aaron's snake-staff prevails by consuming the other snakes.[81]

Patrick banishing the snakes
Post-glacial Ireland never had snakes.[80] "At no time has there ever been any suggestion of snakes in Ireland, so [there was] nothing for St. Patrick to banish", says naturalist Nigel Monaghan, keeper of natural history at the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin, who has searched extensively through Irish fossil collections and records.[80]

I had always thought he was the patron saint of beer.

 

[Votto]

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I dare, I dare, I dare, I do.

In fact, I double dare!

 

[jbrownson0831]

St. Patrick is best known as the perpetrator of one of the greatest environmental crimes in history- driving Ireland's Snake population into the ocean.

Is it time to remove him from the calendar and tell the Irish people to go suck an egg?

This unprecedented genocide of reptiles really wasn't ethical treatment of animals, aren't there any people concerned about this?

St. Patrick’s Day: Origins, Meaning & Background | HISTORY

St. Patrick’s Day is a global celebration of Irish culture that takes place annually on March 17, the anniversary of the patron saint of Ireland's death in the fifth century. The holiday has spiritual meaning in Ireland, where it has been observed as a religious holiday for over 1,000 years.

www.history.com

Does he have a current day family member? I think driving "snakes" into the ocean could have implications today in the US......

 

[Unkotare]

Does he have a current day family member? I think driving "snakes" into the ocean could have implications today in the US......

The democrats would lose most of their voter base.

 

[Crick]

MAGA would lose Trump... and most of MAGA ; - )

 

[Deplorable Yankee]

St. Patrick is best known as the perpetrator of one of the greatest environmental crimes in history- driving Ireland's Snake population into the ocean.

Is it time to remove him from the calendar and tell the Irish people to go suck an egg?

This unprecedented genocide of reptiles really wasn't ethical treatment of animals, aren't there any people concerned about this?

St. Patrick’s Day: Origins, Meaning & Background | HISTORY

St. Patrick’s Day is a global celebration of Irish culture that takes place annually on March 17, the anniversary of the patron saint of Ireland's death in the fifth century. The holiday has spiritual meaning in Ireland, where it has been observed as a religious holiday for over 1,000 years.

www.history.com