November 23, 2007, Newsletter Issue #218: St. Patrick and the Snakes.
Tip of the Week
One variation of this legend tells that St. Patrick went to the top of Croaghpatrick Mountain, where he fasted for forty days and forty nights. When he finished his fast, he rang a bell and all the snakes of Ireland came to him. He then banished them to the other side of the Atlantic. Since then, there have been no snakes in Ireland.
As with all folktales there are different versions. Another version says that he banished the snakes with his walking stick!
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