St. Patrick’s Day is March 17, but how much do you really know about the man for whom the holiday is named and the holiday? The people at findingDulcinea, a travel guide publisher and information Web site, were kind enough to share their list of Things You Probably Didn’t Know about St. Patrick’s Day:
1. St. Patrick’s first trip to Ireland was as a captive. When he was 16, Irish raiders snatched him from the home of his wealthy parents and brought him to Ireland, where he lived for six years before making his escape. He returned to Ireland …read more