According to legend, what did St Patrick drive out of Ireland?
Culture of Ireland falls on the date 17 March and is marked by parades and festivals in cities and towns across the island of Ireland, and by the Irish diaspora around the world. The festival is in remembrance to Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Pious legend credits Patrick with the banishing of the snakes from the island, and the legend also credits Patrick with teaching the Irish about the concept of the Trinity by showing people the shamrock, a 3-leaved clover, using it to highlight the Christian belief of 'three divine persons in the one God'. In Northern Ireland on The
Legend of the Purgatory of St. Patrick religion. Each time, he is able to dispel the scene by saying the name of Jesus Christ. After passing an entire night in the Purgatory, he returns to the church where he began his journey, purged of his sins. "St Patrick's Purgatory", a ballad by Robert Southey, is directly based on the legend. Legend of the Purgatory of St. Patrick L'Espurgatoire Seint Patriz or "The Legend of the Purgatory of Saint Patrick" is a 12th-century poem by Marie de France. It is an Old French translation of a Latin text Tractatus de Purgatorio Sancti Patricii by the monk Henry of