St paddy rid Ireland of its snakes. But the snakes were most likely the druids and those who he failed to convert, met a sad fate for the sake of the Church. You could see it other ways but there arent many things it could mean otherwise. He was an egotistical missionary who saw himself as someone with a kind heart and one with great importance while sending paganism to its ruin. He wasnt the first to introduce christianity to Ireland nor was he the only missionary to try and convert them...but he certainly had a huge influence towards killing off paganism. There are written suggestions that he is responsible for the deaths of many druids fueled by them refusing to convert. People have referred to his work as a cultural genocide of sorts. He was said to be someone who was adamant about converting nonbelievers and it is said that he and his followers would do anything to get rid of those in his way. He had been scrutinized by the church for having converted for reasons of self gain because of his nature but they could not prove it and his actions seemed noble and very charitable towards those willing to convert. There are both positive and negative depictions and accounts regarding his time as a missionary and saint but it is most certain that he did cause great suffering to the druids and towards paganism. His influence may not have put a definite end to paganism at the time but it definitely contributed to it by a great degree. Btw in Ireland, its a huge celebration thus most places are closed for the day but pubs usually remained open for patrons. This is probably where the drinking tradition came from. In the US the holiday became big in areas with high populations of irish immigrants and irish ancestry. So now its the everyone is irish for a day celebration lol. Aka we-can-get-drunk-by-noon-and-no-one-will-judge-us day. XD
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