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Learn What Your Name Means Day: We know you were named after your great-grandfather on your step-dad’s mother’s side. But do you really know what’s the meaning behind your [...]
Did You Know? Facts, Figures & Folklore About St. Patrick’s DayMarch 10 : 07 days till St. Pat’s Day
Did you know that Patrick, nee Maewyn, was captured by Gaelic slave traders at the age of sixteen and sold to an Irish sheep farmer?
Patrick was enslaved for six years, during which he turned to Christianity for comfort. He escaped at the age of 22, and spent the next 12 years living in a British monastery. It was there that he adopted the name Patrick.
Did you know that Patrick returned to Ireland after his time in a monastery, along with 20-some followers, serving as a Christian missionary?
Celebrating the patron saint of Ireland, its said that on St. Patrick’s Day everyone is Irish! The day is celebrated worldwide with shamrocks, parades and green beer!
We’ll be presenting a new “Did You Know?” fun fact each day so join us as we countdown to St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th!
Learn What Your Name Means Day
We know you were named after your great-grandfather on your step-dad’s mother’s side. But do you really know what’s the meaning behind your name?
Take some time today to search the web or the library for more information on your name. You’ll never know what you’ll find!
It’s Celebrate Your Name Week! and all this week that’s exactly what we’ll be doing – celebrating our names! So stop back tomorrow for more fun during our week long celebration of names.
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Did You Know? Facts, Figures & Folklore About St. Patrick’s DayMarch 09 : 08 days till St. Pat’s Day
Did you know that Patrick was neither Irish nor particularly religious, at least not initially?
Patrick was born Maewyn Succat in 385 CE in the Welsh town of Banwen, and for the first sixteen years of his life he was an avowed pagan.
Celebrating the patron saint of Ireland, its said that on St. Patrick’s Day everyone is Irish! The day is celebrated worldwide with shamrocks, parades and green beer!
We’ll be presenting a new “Did You Know?” fun fact each day so join us as we countdown to St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th!
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