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Legend says that St. Patrick banished all the snakes from Ireland. However, scientist say that their is no fossil evidence that snakes ever occurred in that country.

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Why did Saint Patrick banish snakes?

He didn't. Snakes have never existed in Ireland.


What did Saint Patrick do to snakes?

Saint Patrick is said to have driven the snakes from Ireland. Some think that the "snakes" were symbolic of the pagan Druid gods since snakes have never existed in Ireland.


Are there any legends about Saint Patrick?

Saint Patrick drove the snakes from Ireland is just a myth since that country has never had snakes.


What is said about snakes in Ireland?

There are none in Ireland. It is said that Saint Patrick banished them from Ireland.


What is the symbol of Saint Patrick?

That St. Patrick drove the snakes from Ireland. That was easy for him as scientists say there have never been snakes in Ireland.


In folklore what is Saint Patrick famous for?

Ridding Ireland of snakes.


When did Saint Patrick drive the snakes from Ireland?

Scientists have determined that snakes have never lived in Ireland. The snakes are symbolic of the pagan Druid gods that Patrick drove out of Ireland by converting the Irish to Catholicism.


What did Saint Patrick rid of in Ireland?

Legend says Patrick drove out the snakes. However, scientists have found no fossil evidence that snakes ever lived in that country. The snakes are symbolic of the pagan Druid gods that Patrick drove out by converting the country to Christianity.


What kind of animal leaves Ireland on Saint Patrick's Day?

snakes


When did saint Patrick get rid of the snakes in Ireland?

Never,according to scientists he never drove snakes out of ireland because there is no evidence of them.


What were Saint Patrick's legends?

The best known legend says that Saint Patrick drove all the snakes from Ireland when that country never had any snakes to begin with.


Why do we have St Patrick's day?

Because the patron Saint Patrick was rumoured to have brought Christianity to Irish people