Where did Saint Patrick light the fire?

Answer 1

The Celtic feast of Beltaine (feast of the fires) was a major festival to celebrate the beginning of summer and triumph over the dark powers. Traditionally, a fire would be lit by Ireland's High King on the top of the Hill of Tara, and his fire would then be used to light all other fires.

So, when St Patrick lit a fire in advance of High King Laoghaire, he was deliberately inviting attention from the pagan chiefs.

The druid elders were sent by Laoghaire to investigate and they reported back that Patrick's fire had magical powers because they could not put it out. They warned that if the king did not extinguish Patrick's fire, it would burn forever.

King Laoghaire was unable to extinguish the saint's fire and accepted that Patrick's 'magic' was stronger than his. Although he did not choose to convert to Christianity himself, the king endorsed Patrick's mission to convert the Irish.

(From the Irish Genealogy Toolkit)

Some say St Patrick didn't start the fire. Instead they believe that its been burning since the worlds been turning.

Answer 2

St. Patrick was first brought to Ireland at the age of 16 as a slave where he stayed for six years. It is said he had a dream God told him it was time for him to leave Ireland so he supposedly walked about 200 miles from County Mayo, where he was said to be held captive, until he arrived at the coast and escaped. However, it is still vastly disputed if he was held captive there or somewhere else. It is agreed upon, however, that he escaped via a boat back to his native Britian. After 12 years of Christian training he later returned to Ireland to convert the people who wronged him after receiving a spiritual message. On a side note his real name was probably Maewyn Succat and he was British. The hostilities and raids that led to his kidnapping were very common at the time.

Answer 3

The hill of Slane I think