Happy St. Patrick's Day...

[fajrdrako]

I tend to think of my heritage as half Scots and half English, which is nonsense. My father was born in England, in Leicester, so that's legitimate enough. My mother was a mix of Scots and Irish and Pennsylvania Dutch and other typically Canadian odds and ends going back to a man who came from Ballymacheramerie, County Down. And the really good family legends came from the Irish side of the family. (Such as the assertion that one of my ancestors was a changeling.)

So. I'm part Irish. But I'm about as certain as it's possible to be that my Irish ancestors were Protestants, since I've never met a more long-time-Protestant family than my own. None of this St. Patrick business for them... But at least I know there were Protestant changelings.

And personally I have a bit of a grudge against St. Patrick, because he chased the snakes out of Ireland. I like snakes. I like snakes a lot. What'd he go and do that for?

Yes, yes, I know all about the snake and the dragon as being symbols of evil. I really don't have to approve of that sort of thing.

Doesn't mean I can't enjoy the day anyway. I like the widespread popularity of a medieval saint. At least he wasn't a virgin martyr.

Comments

From one half-Irish person to another?

[acampbell.livejournal.com]

Speaking of Patrick, watch for my e-card.

Re: From one half-Irish person to another?

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Okay! Is it green?

[vervassal.livejournal.com]

I don't know, Patrick was a character in some ways- I mean, he declared himself a bishop. Gotta love a saint who's that arrogant. I had to look at his Confessio for Uni, it was an interesting read.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Yes, the arrogance is a small point in his favour. I like the Christian Church better before the Popes had effective control, before the Gregorian Reform. There was so much chaos to it all then.

[medelle.livejournal.com]

I don't think I'm at all Irish - mostly English and German, but I for one am ALLLL for St. Patrick driving those um... things out of Ireland.

Nothing against em personally, I'm just deathly afraid of em. :D

So yeah. That Pat guy? He's my hero. :D

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I think more people feel the way you do, than feel the way I do. Which I think is too bad, but there you have. I even know people who like spiders - which isn't something I can imagine so easily. It's just goes to show that what's beautiful to one person (an alien werewolf?) might be less so to another.

[medelle.livejournal.com]

Hey, there are some alien werewolf's out there that are mighty cute! ;)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Yes, so I've been told.