Every St. Patrick's day, I get a slough of hits on a post I did this time of year in 2009. Given the continuing interest, I'll post it again today, St. Patrick's Day:
The argument that the story of St. Patrick driving snakes out of Ireland is merely a legend is merely a myth. Snakes--or serpents--were a Druid symbol, and Patrick's missionary work in Ireland eventually led to the complete
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