Way - dubbed the Pilgrim's Walk - is an 82-mile walking trail taking in many of the snake-banishing saint's most important ...

Visits to Armagh often start out with some confusion. Many tourists in the North of Ireland want to see the landmark St. Patrick's Cathedral, but when they ask locals for directions, they always get ...

Parades were held across the country this afternoon to celebrate the nation’s patron saint. Tens of thousands of people filled the streets of Dublin to watch Ireland’s national St Patrick’s Day parade ...

Ireland is home to more than 3,000 holy ... “The pilgrim begins on the east side of the well at the statue of St. Patrick." Love Irish history? Share your favorite stories with other history ...

A vigil walk will take place between St Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral and St Patrick's Roman Catholic ... It explores the stories behind the statues in the formal gardens, steeped in Irish and ...

For more than 1000 years, St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated in Ireland every year on 17 March. Over the years, the religious holiday commemorating the death of Saint Patrick, the patron ...

Decidedly at home amidst the bustle of Ireland’s cities as well, Patrick is said to have preached widely in Dublin in 448 AD, especially in the area where St. Patrick’s Cathedral stands today ...

“Pádraig is the Gaelic or Irish origin of the name Patrick which is colloquially shortened to Paddy, hence the abbreviation ‘St Paddy’s Day.’ In Ireland, ‘Patty’ is a common ...

Events are taking place around Northern Ireland for St Patrick's Day on Monday.