St Patrick drove all snakes out of Ireland.
The myth is that St. Patrick drove away the snakes in Ireland.
According to the legends, St. Patrick drove 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.
St. Patrick did not drive the saints out of Ireland because snakes have never lived in that country. The 'snakes' are symbolic for the pagan Druid gods that Patrick 'drove' out of Ireland by converting the people to Christianity
St Patrick is said to have driven the snakes out of Ireland.
No, that is simply a legend. Scientist can find no fossils or any other indication that snakes ever existed in Ireland. The term snakes is symbolic for the pagan Druid gods that Patrick "drove" out of Ireland by converting the people to Christianity.
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.
Legend says that he drove the snakes from Ireland but scientist have not found any fossil evidence that snakes ever lived in that country. The story is an allegory and the snakes represent the pagan gods that Patrick banished when he converted the country to Christianity.
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Fossil records show that snakes have never existed in Ireland. The "banishment" of snakes is symbolic of St. Patrick driving the pagan Druid gods out of Ireland by converting the residents of the island to Christianity.
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.