Patrick, writings that St. Patrick wrote himself in Latin. And St. Patrick wrote these in the year 500. So that's 1,500 years ago. St.

Patrick wrote in the year 500 about some Irish sailors who tried to make him suck their breasts as a sign of submission and Saint Patrick wrote that day I refused to suck their breasts because of my reverence

Patrick writing down in the year 500 AD, sucking of nipples was a sign of submission amongst men in pre-Christian Irish society.

Patrick popularized Christianity in Ireland around 500 but he wasn't the first Christian in Ireland. He wasn't the first Christian missionary. Before St.

years before Saint Patrick, Palladius was sent to Ireland to be a bishop of the tiny amount of Christians that were in Ireland.

Patrick. And the beauty of the first Irish Christian missionaries is that they weren't treated as regular human beings. They were absorbed into mythology.

A couple of weeks back I was at the Patrick Cavanaugh Festival, a writers weekend up in Manahen and I got to chat with the legendary writer Patrick McCabe who's from Manahen.

Patrick McCabe has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize twice with his books The Butcher Boy and Breakfast on Pluto and both of them were turned into incredible films.

So I was so grateful to chat to Patrick McCabe and we spoke about writer's block. We spoke about everything to do with art and creativity. We had so much crack. So my voice is getting sore now.

But you know, every well, every well was, as we talked about in the previous podcast, was an entranceway to another world. probably 95 percent of those were christian saint patrick purposely went and christianized

I'm in Monaghan on the 30th of September up at the Patrick Cavanagh Festival the Cavanagh weekend and then and these aren't on sale yet but I'm going to tell you I've got a UK tour in November to launch

back our myths to create a war of independence and it was brilliant that we picked Kul Cullen and we picked Finn McCool and these warriors who were willing to sacrifice themselves because that's what Patrick

of a guest come along to that only a few tickets left then i'm in birmingham at the mosley folk festival Festival which is on Friday the 1st of September looking forward to that Monaghan I'm at the Patrick

Kavanagh weekend I'm interviewing a very good guest at that one that is a Saturday the 30th of September November there's gonna be a UK tour probably gonna announce that this week so keep an eye on my

Before Patrick came here and gave us Latin, we were mostly, our stories were passed around via word of mouth there were album stones and stuff like that but the average people our stories were preserved

come along to that vicar street gig on monday the 28th of august it's almost sold out actually but that's going to be good fun i'll have a class guest then what else have we got Dunleary is sold out Patrick

For the Patrick Kavanagh weekend. Up in. The Patrick Kavanagh Centre. In Ishkeen. County Monaghan. English tour. UK. England. Scotland. I don't know if I'm doing Wales.

Let's do it. then I'm in I can't say that gig the pavilions are sold out Thank You done Leary Thank You done Leary I can't wait to visit your weather spoons then Patrick Cavanagh weekend in Inishkeen County

If you're up in Monaghan, come to the Patrick Kavanagh weekend on September 30th, please. Then, Belfast on the 18th of the 11th. What's the 11th month? Is that November?

going to be a fun monday gig then on friday the 1st of september i'm in barmingham at the masley folk festival then on the 9th of september i'm in the pavilion in dunleary beautiful dun Leary then Patrick

Cavanagh weekend in Monaghan I have a great guest for that I won't tell you who it is yes but someone I'm really looking forward a writer who I'm really looking forward to speaking to at the Patrick Cavanagh

So holy wells and natural springs are a massively important part of Irish indigenous culture and when Christianity came here and Saint Patrick came here, these wells went from being pagan gateways into

Pavilion Dun Laoghaire. 30th of August Vicar Street, up in Dublin 9th of September, Pavilion Dun Laoghaire, 30th of September The Patrick Cavanagh Weekend, in the Patrick Cavanagh Centre in Monaghan, 18th