Monday, March 17 is St. Patrick's Day, celebrating all things Irish in the U.S. and around the world. Cities celebrate with parades, bar crawls and more.

Patrick wrote in Latin, and signed his works “Patricius.” In some accounts of his life, Patrick was given the birth name Maewyn Succat, but historians do not agree on this. History: Why do we ...

Originally, the Irish holiday was meant to honor the patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick. Now, the day has become a ...

Ireland's patron St. Patrick is a saint in name only and has never received the official title. While millions around the world celebrate St. Patrick's Day every March 17, the sad fact is that ...

St. Patrick's Day, the day so many adults excitedly wake up to with two things on their mind: dusting off a green article of clothing and drinking green beer (maybe a shot or two of Irish whiskey, too ...

This may come as a surprise to some, but St. Patrick was not actually Irish. "The patron saint of Ireland is actually a Welshman," Cian T. McMahon, an expert on modern Ireland and the Irish diaspora ...

Ireland and neighbors across the pond have commemorated Saint Patrick since the ninth or 10th century, according to the History Channel. St. Patrick was never canonized by the Catholic Church but ...

Here is the history behind St. Patrick's Day ... St. Patrick's Day is the feast day for St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Irish citizens celebrate the day by attending church to honor ...

NEW YORK -- If it's March, and it's green, it must be St. Patrick's Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in ...

St. Patrick's Day is Monday, March 17, and chains such as Krispy Kreme and Burger King are offering deals and discounts to celebrate the holiday.

What does St. Patrick's Day celebrate? Originally, the Irish holiday was meant to honor the patron saint of Ireland ... according to the History Channel. After six years, he fled his captors ...