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What creature is stpatricks said to have banished from Ireland?
Snakes.
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.
How did St. Patrick make all the snakes leave Ireland?
It is said that he prayed on top of a mountain for the 40 days of Lent. However, there has never been any snakes in Ireland. The story is meant to symbolise the expulsion of paganism from Ireland
Were the snakes in Ireland pagans?
No, snakes in Ireland were not pagans. The belief that St. Patrick banished snakes from Ireland is a myth, as snakes were never native to the island.
Where is the only country without snakes?
It is a common belief that there are only two countries that do not have snakes. The countries of New Zealand, Greenland, and Iceland are said to have no snakes. Other countries include Norway and Ireland.
How did Stpatrick drive the snakes out of Ireland?
There never were snakes in Ireland. This is pure legend.
What animal did Saint Patrick ban?
Saint Patrick did not ban any animal. Legend says he drove all the snakes from Ireland. However, scientists say that snakes have never lived in Ireland. The fossil record going back thousands of years shows no snakes. It is thought that the snakes represent the pagan Druid gods of the Irish and, by converting the people to Catholicism, he drove these false gods from Ireland.
What is the one odd thing about the emblem of Saint Patrick that does not apply to Ireland?
The notion that St Patrick banished snakes from Ireland is quite a dubious claim, it is certainly possible there were never snakes in Ireland. There are Grass snakes in Britain clearly Ireland's nearest neighbour, the last time there was a dry connection between Ireland and GB was during the Ice Age when they were joined by ice at the north. This is when humans are said to have come to Ireland, I don't know if snakes like ice very much so maybe that's why they didn't venture over here then :)
Which are the only two countries in the world that no snakes?
It is a common belief that there are only two countries that do not have snakes. The countries of New Zealand, Greenland, and Iceland are said to have no snakes. Other countries include Norway and Ireland.
Is there a place that does not have snakes?
Ireland does not have any wild snakes but of course people do own them as pets and some may have escaped. In Irish Myth, St.Patrick had drivin all the snakes out of Ireland. <><><> There are also no snakes in Hawaii.
