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    Default Re: St.Patricks Day

    Quote Originally Posted by Postino View Post
    As much as i love getting drunk and fighting and enjoying music about getting drunk and fighting, I have some really big issues with celebrating a holiday that is all about how some canonized jack-off chased all non catholic people from his sodden isle.

    So I just drink to the prosecuted pagans instead.
    I wouldnt worry about it too much he wasnt even the first christian missionary to Ireland there is a fair amount of archaeological evidence and plenty circumstancial written/oral evidence for far earlier communities before Patrick arrived.

    The benefits of christian belief were what ended paganism in Ireland things like the written word etc were eagerly snapped up and Hibernocised
    Last edited by gaelic cowboy; 03-22-2011 at 15:50.
    They slew him with poison afaid to meet him with the steel
    a gallant son of eireann was Owen Roe o'Neill.

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