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The snakes represent the pagan gods that Patrick drove out of Ireland by converting much of the country to Christianity. There is no fossil evidence that snakes ever lived in Ireland.
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What does the snakes supposedly driven from Ireland represent?
Evil or paganism.
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.
What did st.Patrick do to become a saint?
he is said to have driven all the snakes out of Ireland
What is held as the traditional reason why St. Patrick was important to Ireland?
St Patrick is said to have driven the snakes out of Ireland.
What good deeds did St. Patrick do?
Saint Patrick is credited with banishing snakes from Ireland. However, scientists have found no fossil evidence that snakes ever lived in that country. The snakes represent the pagan gods Patrick banished when he converted the Irish to Christianity.
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.
Why is Saint Patrick known for banishing snakes?
Legend says that Saint Patrick drove all the saints from Ireland. However, there have never been any snakes in Ireland. It is thought that the snakes represent the pagan Druid gods worshipped by the populace which he 'drove out' of Ireland by converting the country to Christianity.
What did Saint Patrick drive out of Ireland - a Mercedes snakes or cavities?
Legend says that he drove the snakes from Ireland but scientist have not found any fossil evidence that snakes ever lived in that country. The story is an allegory and the snakes represent the pagan gods that Patrick banished when he converted the country to Christianity.
What does a snake have to do with Irish history and folklore?
When St. Patrick came to Ireland, he is said to have driven all the snakes off of the island.
What happened to the people of Ireland when St. Patrick went there?
Christianity Was Spread.And the snakes were driven out of ireland.That is of course a myth - there were never snakes in ireland.I should Know- I'm Irish
Where did Saint Patrick drive the snakes out of Ireland?
Patrick did not drive any animal to Ireland. There is a legend that Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland. However, there never were any snakes in Ireland to drive out. Scientists can find no evidence that snakes have ever lived there as far back as the end of the last ice age - over 10,000 years ago. The term snake probably refers to the pagan gods of the Druids who lived in Ireland at the time of St. Patrick. He converted them to Catholocism so, in a sense, drove the pagan gods (snakes) out of Ireland.
What do snakes represent?
snakes represent the devil
