St. Patty's Day

I find it interesting how much this "holiday" is celebrated in the US. It is an IRISH holiday; Irish=IRELAND. And what is so special about this Patrick fellow?

Did you know that Saint Patrick's name at birth was Maewyn Succat? At the age of sixteen Maewyn Succat was kidnapped from his native land of Britain, by a band pirates, and sold into slavery in Ireland. Maewyn worked as a shepherd and turned to religion for solace. After six long years of slavery he escaped to the northern coast of Gaul.
He then changed his name to Patrick. he became a priest and went to ireland when he was sixty. Patrick was arrested several times, but escaped each time. He traveled throughout Ireland, establishing monasteries and setting up schools and churches to aid in converting the Irish country to Christianity.
It is legond that he drove snakes out of Ireland and they drown in the sea. He died on March 17th, so we celebrate his death.

But I guess it is sometime fun to pretend that I grew up on a potato farm, had only potatos and rocks to eat, wear green, and celebrate a priest's death by getting all wasted. Oh, you cant forget to eat some lucky charms, they are magically delicious.