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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.

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Why did Saint Patrick free snakes?

The story is simply a legend and never occurred. Scientists have found no evidence that snakes ever existed in Ireland. The snakes are symbolic of the druid pagan gods that Patrick banished from Ireland by converting much of the country to Christianity.


What is signifigant about 17 march?

March 17 is St. Patrick's Day. It is celebrated as the day Saint Patrick chased the snakes, or pagans, out of Ireland, though he is coincidentally not Irish.


Was it rats or snakes that Saint Patrick got rid of?

It is said that Saint Patrick is associated with driving snakes out of Ireland, but there is no historical evidence to support this. It is more likely a symbolic story representing his efforts to convert pagans to Christianity.


What does he converted the pagans of Ireland mean?

It means that Ireland was primarily inhabited by the Druids who were pagans and did not believe in the Christian God. St. Patrick preached to them and brought them to Christianity.


Why is saint Patrick's day famous?

Saint Patrick drove the "snakes" from Ireland completely by his day. Snakes is a term most commonly accepted to represent pagans. So, he was most well-known for doing away with people who didn't believe in God.


How did Stpatrick drive the snakes out of Ireland?

There never were snakes in Ireland. This is pure legend.


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.


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.


What did Saint Pactrick do to the snakes in Ireland?

St. paddy did nothing. there were never snakes on the island. he drove out all the paegans - snakes- from ireland.


Is snakes found in Ireland?

Nope - there are no native snakes in Ireland. However - there are likely to be some in captivity.


What island has no snakes?

Ireland is known for not having any snakes. According to legend, St. Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland in the 5th century.


What do the snakes driven from Ireland represent?

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.