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Pious legend attributes St. Patrick as the one who banished the snakes from Ireland. There is actually a folksong about this called "St. Patrick was a Gentleman":
"Saint Patrick was a gentleman, he came from decent people
In Dublin town he built a church and on it put a steeple
His father was a Callaghan, his mother was a Brady
His auntie an O'Shaughnessy, his uncle an O'Grady
"Then here's to bold St. Paddy's fist, he was a saint so clever
He gave the snakes and toads a twist and banished them forever
"There's not a mile in Eireann's isle where the dirty vermin musters
Where'er he put his dear forefoot, he murdered them in clusters
The toads went hop, the frogs went pop, slap dash into the water
And beasts committed suicide to save themselves from slaughter
"Then here's to bold St. Paddy's fist, he was a saint so clever
He gave the snakes and toads a twist and banished them forever
"The Wicklow hills are very high and so is the hill of Howth, sir
And there's a hill much bigger still, much higher than them both, sir
'Twas on the top of this high hill Saint Patrick preached his sermons
He drove the frogs into the bogs and banished all the vermins
"Then here's to bold St. Paddy's fist, he was a saint so clever
He gave the snakes and toads a twist and banished them forever
"No wonder that those Irish lads should be so gay and frisky
For sure Saint Pat, he taught them that, as well as making whiskey
No wonder that the saint himself should understand distilling
His mother kept a shebeen shop in the town of Enniskillen
"Then here's to bold St. Paddy's fist, he was a saint so clever
He gave the snakes and toads a twist and banished them forever
Then here's to bold St. Paddy's fist, he was a saint so clever
He gave the snakes and toads a twist and banished them forever!"
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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.
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.
Did St. Michael drive away the snakes in Ireland?
The myth is that St. Patrick drove away the snakes in Ireland.
When did saint Patrick get rid of the snakes in Ireland?
Never,according to scientists he never drove snakes out of ireland because there is no evidence of them.
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.
What animal did stpatrick drive Ireland?
According to the legends, St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland.
When did Saint Patrick drive the snakes from Ireland?
Scientists have determined that snakes have never lived in Ireland. The snakes are symbolic of the pagan Druid gods that Patrick drove out of Ireland by converting the Irish to Catholicism.
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 reptiles did St Patrick supposedly drive out of Ireland?
St Patrick drove all snakes out of Ireland.
Why is St. Patrick's day important to Irish people?
he drove the snakes out of Ireland
What is the legend associated with St Patrick?
He supposedly drove all the snakes out of Ireland
