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Where can you find the story of StPatrick and the snakes online?
I found a passage in Wikipedia - see related link. Scroll down to the paragraph "St. Patrick banishes all snakes from Ireland" - about half-way through the text.
What reptiles did St Patrick supposedly drive out of Ireland?
St Patrick drove all snakes out of Ireland.
Why did Saint Patrick drive all the snakes out of Ireland?
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.
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.
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 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 animals did St. Patrick drive out of Ireland?
Patrick supposedly drove all the saints out of Ireland. The job was quite easy as scientists say that snakes have never existed in that country. The word snakes is symbolic for the pagan Druid gods that Patrick "drove" out of Ireland by converting the country to Christianity.That is the existing folklore. However, the scientific explanation is that only two or three species made it back into post-glacial Britain (across a land bridge), and none apparently crossed a similar bridge to Ireland, one that disappeared more quickly than the Europe-Britain bridge. All sorts of other animals either crossed or were later introduced by humans. Invasive species of snakes released in Ireland (accidentally or otherwise) have no made any great inroads into the ecosystem.he did not chase all the snakes out of Ireland snakes represented pagons so he chased all the pagons out of IrelandThat is just a myth.SnakesLegend has it that he drove out all the snakes, in Christianity the snake is a symbol of the devil.St. Patrick was said to have driven all snakes from Ireland.Legend says that Patrick removed all the snakes from Ireland. It was quite an easy job for him as there is no fossil record of snakes ever living in Ireland. The snakes are symbolic for the Druid gods that Patrick "removed" from Ireland by converting the people to ChristianityLegend has it that St Patrick cursed the snakes and drove them out of Ireland. He also effectivly removed the pagan culture converting nearly all of Ireland to Christianity.According to legend, St Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland.According to tradition, St. Patrick drove the snakes from Ireland.However, this is a pure legend. 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.Patrick supposedly drove all the saints out of Ireland. The job was quite easy as scientists say that snakes have never existed in that country. The word snakes is symbolic for the pagan Druid gods that Patrick "drove" out of Ireland by converting the country to Christianity.According to tradition, Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland.However, this is a pure legend. 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 Catholicism so, in a sense, drove the pagan gods (snakes) out of 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.snakes because they don't exist in IrelandNo, this is an old wives tale. According to tradition, he did, but this is taken to symbolically represent the removal of paganism by the coming of Christianity.Snakes :)He drove the snakes out of Ireland.St. Patrick is credited with ridding Ireland of snakes, though evidence suggests Ireland never had snakes. It is thought that snakes may symbolically represent the Druid pagan gods.St Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland. And it is just a legend as scientist can find no evidence that snakes ever lived in that country. The snakes are just symbolic for the Druid pagan gods that Patrick drove out by converting the country to Christianity.SnakesSnakes.
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.
Did Saint Patrick banish all the snakes from Ireland?
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.
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 is Saint Patrick famous for banishing?
Legend says that he banished all snakes from Ireland. Scientist say that snakes have never inhabited Ireland. There is no fossil record of snakes in that country.
Name one myth associated with St Patrick?
It is claimed that he expelled all the snakes from Ireland. The truth is there never were any snakes in Ireland to begin with.
