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Post details: Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

03/17/08

08:59:36 am, by

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Categories: Americana, Holidays And Traditions, British History

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Postcard mailed in the United States in 1912

Saint Patrick's Day is an annual feast day which celebrates Saint Patrick (circa 385–461 AD), one of the patron saints of Ireland, and is generally celebrated on March 17.

May the blessing of the rain be on you—
the soft sweet rain.
May it fall upon your spirit
so that all the little flowers may spring up,
and shed their sweetness on the air.
May the blessing of the great rains be on you,
may they beat upon your spirit
and wash it fair and clean,
and leave there many a shining pool
where the blue of heaven shines,
and sometimes a star.

Saint Patrick's Day!

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Comment from: headbang8 [Visitor]

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One of the patron saints? Who are the others?

Permalink 03/19/08 @ 08:20

Comment from: Admin [Member]

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headbang8 -> Saint Brigit is one, and I would need to look up the others. I believe there is a handful :)

Permalink 03/19/08 @ 08:42

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