Patrick wrote in Latin, and signed his works “Patricius.” In some accounts of his life, Patrick was given the birth name ...

A secret map of Ireland's coastline played a crucial role in taking down a powerful alliance of pirates that had based itself in the southwest of Ireland in the 17th century.

Languages, along with their many dialects, are among the most fascinating achievements of humankind. A couple of centuries ...

SAINT PATRICK CAME TO IRELAND IN THE MIDDLE FOUR HUNDREDS. HE WAS TAKEN TO IRELAND BY IRISH PIRATES FROM FROM BRITAIN. IRELAND HAD BEEN A POLYTHEISTIC RELIGION. YOU KNOW, THEY HAD MANY ...

He was, however, captured by Irish pirates and enslaved in Ireland. After six years he went back to Britain but returned to Ireland as one of the missionaries to convert Irish pagans to Christianity.

He was, however, captured by Irish pirates and enslaved in Ireland. After six years he went back to Britain but returned to Ireland as one of the missionaries to convert Irish pagans to Christianity.

He is the primary patron saint of Ireland, but was most likely born in Roman Britain and didn’t make it to the Emerald Isle until he was kidnapped by Irish pirates at the age of 16. Does that ...

This documentary tells the story of British-born missionary Patrick, who was apparently kidnapped by Irish pirates and brought here as a slave 1,500 years ago, but ended up converting the ...

Sucat, as he was known, loved to play in the woods with his bow and arrow. One day, as he ran through the dense trees near his house he was ambushed by a group of pirates from the east coast of ...

He wasn’t Irish; rather he was born in Wales, the son of a Roman-British official. He was, however, captured by Irish pirates and enslaved in Ireland. After six years he went back to Britain but ...