However, as a historian of medieval Ireland, I can assure you that the real St. Patrick, who lived and worked in the fifth century, never saw a snake or wore a shamrock. Patrick’s own writings ...

With the new St. Brigid's Day becoming a bank holiday in 2023, Ireland's other St. Patrick's Day is now sharing the spotlight ...

Edward St Aubyn has never denied that Patrick Melrose ... was in the process of writing,” he has said, “happening in real time.” For TV, the order of the first two novels has been flipped ...

The real stone can be found at Blarney Castle ... a sizeable Irish population since the 17th Century, and also marks St Patrick's Day - but for a different reason. 17 March is a particularly ...