Saint Patrick was actually Welsh and taken to Ireland as a slave by Pagan Irish pirates. He was from an aristocratic Welsh family and became a missionary after escaping from Ireland. He later returned to christianize Ireland and banish the “snakes” ie: the pagans!! The first American St. Patrick's day was held in Boston in 1737. The colour of Saint Patrick's day was originally blue but changed to green in...
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We will remember them
As Guy Fawkes fades from our memories we are quickly met with one of the most sombre events of the year. Armistice day. In 1918, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month the guns fell silent as World War One, otherwise known as The Great War, came to an end. This calamitous conflagration left a generation of Europe's men decimated. The numbers of dead are...
The Origins of Halloween
The Origins of Halloween! We are at the end of October and as the clocks move back and nights draw in we have arrived at the time of year that is now known as Halloween Many mistakenly think that Halloween is an American import to Europe. It is in fact an evolution of an ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain. It was the night that celebrated the end of the...
