S t. Patrick’s Day is a cultural and religious holiday celebrated on March 17th, marking the death date of St. Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland. Originating in Ireland, this day has ...

Diarmuid Ó Giolláin explained that drinking on St Patrick's Day was an important aspect of the religious festival and "a break in the rigours of lent". Stiofán Ó Cadhla points out that St ...

St. Paddy's Day celebrations were solemn and religious. Bars even remained closed. It was the American celebration that created the St. Patrick's Day we know today. Start the day smarter.

In Downpatrick, a pilgrimage walk was led by religious leaders from Saul Church to Down Cathedral, the saint's burial place. Meanwhile, 1,500 people made a St Patrick's day pilgrimage to Slemish ...

Whether you're religious or just making an architectural pilgrimage, you can't help but be impressed by St. Patrick's. Opened in 1879, the neo-Gothic cathedral spans the length of an entire city ...

Having disapproved of the original architectural plans for the mother church of the Paulist religious order—it ... Roman Catholic figures such as St. Patrick and St. Paul, himself—created ...