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Re: St Patricks Day March 17th, Tuesday
« Reply #15 on: March 16, 2009, 04:30:31 PM »
Patrick was a Briton taken into slavery to Ireland. Early sources tend to refer to him as Patrick the Briton, and he is believed to be from somewhere around Carlisle. No idea where you got the notion he was Italian!
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Re: St Patricks Day March 17th, Tuesday
« Reply #16 on: March 16, 2009, 04:36:18 PM »
Quote from: superl99 on March 16, 2009, 04:30:31 PM
Patrick was a Briton taken into slavery to Ireland. Early sources tend to refer to him as Patrick the Briton, and he is believed to be from somewhere around Carlisle. No idea where you got the notion he was Italian!

Maybe because it was Romano- British times?
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Re: St Patricks Day March 17th, Tuesday
« Reply #17 on: March 17, 2009, 10:12:09 PM »
Quote from: BostonDiner on March 16, 2009, 04:36:18 PM
Maybe because it was Romano- British times?

Probably, seeing as his father came from a high-ranking Roman family.   :P  My Theology teacher at my grade school (one of many St. Patrick's) was an Irish Catholic Nun and referred to him as being Italian...  It got ingrained in my head as I had her as a teacher for several years and the whole school had to sit through history presentations & mass every year.   ;)
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Re: St Patricks Day March 17th, Tuesday
« Reply #18 on: March 17, 2009, 11:31:40 PM »
Years of Catholic school taught me that, very often, nuns are not as clever as they think they are.

But this is shocking!  A Theology teacher???  St Patrick has no part in theology, other than as an aside.

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Re: St Patricks Day March 17th, Tuesday
« Reply #19 on: March 18, 2009, 12:05:15 AM »
I've just seen the St Patrick's Day 'Simpsons'.  Utterly brilliant!


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Re: St Patricks Day March 17th, Tuesday
« Reply #20 on: March 18, 2009, 06:02:33 AM »
Quote from: VictoriaS on March 18, 2009, 12:05:15 AM
I've just seen the St Patrick's Day 'Simpsons'.  Utterly brilliant!


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Re: St Patricks Day March 17th, Tuesday
« Reply #21 on: March 18, 2009, 10:46:49 AM »
Quote from: VictoriaS on March 17, 2009, 11:31:40 PM
Years of Catholic school taught me that, very often, nuns are not as clever as they think they are.

But this is shocking!  A Theology teacher???  St Patrick has no part in theology, other than as an aside.

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Re: St Patricks Day March 17th, Tuesday
« Reply #22 on: March 18, 2009, 11:45:25 AM »
Quote from: Teletabby! on March 17, 2009, 10:12:09 PM
Probably, seeing as his father came from a high-ranking Roman family.   :P  My Theology teacher at my grade school (one of many St. Patrick's) was an Irish Catholic Nun and referred to him as being Italian...  It got ingrained in my head as I had her as a teacher for several years and the whole school had to sit through history presentations & mass every year.   ;)
Maybe to an Irish Catholic nun anyone who wasn't Irish must be Italian?
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Re: St Patricks Day March 17th, Tuesday
« Reply #23 on: March 27, 2009, 09:11:51 PM »
Quote from: BostonDiner on March 18, 2009, 11:45:25 AM
Maybe to an Irish Catholic nun anyone who wasn't Irish must be Italian?

LOL!

The Simpson's episode was good - wasn't it also supposed to be their "premier" in HD?   :P

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