Saint Patrick's Day

jimmyFox

I there any truth behind the urban myth that the "Skull and Bones" Society is really behind the worldwide success of Saint Patricks Day?

jimmyFox

e.g. Irish in america

jimmyFox

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Ubbquittious

Im expecting that any year now theyll come up with some theory that St Patrick was a slave driver or was buddies with a slave trader or that he hated transgender folk just so the permaprotest crowd can make their own event out of it

jimmyFox

The question is more about the elites (chieftens) adoption of the symbolism of Saint Patrick, and abandoning pagan solar based beliefs.

Karppi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120157946#Comment_120157946

Yeah, and look where that’s got us!

jimmyFox

I have it ana good authority that there are 3 X's on the wall of the Tomb, at the Skull and Bones Society in Yale College.

Like so,

Duckworth_Luas

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120157642#Comment_120157642

The theory that he was a slave trader himself has been around for a few years at this point.

https://www.cnn.com/2012/03/17/world/europe/saint-patrick-study/index.html

kneemos

Must be the second or third biggest worldwide celebration. Christmas,Ramadan maybe and Paddy's Day.

zanador

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120163572#Comment_120163572

Yeah I was wondering was that poster joking cos there's always talk of this

Esel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120157946#Comment_120157946

First we adopted the man, then his beliefs. He was a top-class swineherd too ‐ look at all the intensive pig rearing/smuggling that developed around the border.

Dickie10

we reaally need to move it to a sunday and have monday bank holidayn

every year

cj maxx

I think St Patrick’s day should be moved to July 13 so us and our unionist brethren can celebrate the ‘holidays’ together