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Historical revisionism, and thingummy reclamation (like how “gay" used to be a homophobic slur, until the homosexual community “reclaimed" the term and made it a point of pride).Ancient-historically, green was the colour worn by slaves in old Gaelic society. More recently, green became associated with the Famine and death: the dead were often found with mouths stained green from attempting to eat grass, which of course they could not digest.When I were a lad, many Irish people were profoundly superstitious about the colour: they would not have it in their homes, they would not wear it, and they would not buy a green car. Green was considered to bring ill fortune, and a curse on the home. Even bunches of flowers would be stripped of as much greenery as possible before arranging. There were even some who were less than thrilled that the national flag, the Tricolour, contained the colour. And, while many people would have a shamrock plant around for the day on account of its sanctification by St Patrick, it was kept at the doorstep - not inside.It's also very much worth noting that St Patrick's Day was a holy day in Ireland, and was celebrated very solemnly. The drunken parades, green beer and and so on was a holiday created out of whole cloth by Irish-Americans who had long lost touch with the culture and traditions of the Old Country.However, over my lifetime, Ireland has realised the the financial importance of our tourist industry. While Ireland can certainly sell itself as a tourist destination in the basis of its beauty, its line-fishing, its horsey activities and its history, why can't it take over faux traditions ascribed to Ireland elsewhere and make a mint out of gullible foreigners?

Nope, Italy was created in 1861, while St. Patrick was born c379AD, in Bannavem Taburniae, somewhere in Roman Britain, to Calpurnius his father, who in turn was the son of Rev. Potitus (St. Patrick’s Confessio). His father was allegedly a tax collecting decurion (City senator/councillor), a Decan of an unspecified church, and likely a Roman Citizen of the province of Britannia, his grandfather a priest of the new imperial religion, of unknown origin. While Bannavem Taburniae would likely have been a small Roman settlement / fort, near to an earlier Iron Age hill fort (Bannavem), somewhere on the west coast, not too far from a Roman city, like Deva Victrix - Wikipedia, with a senate his father could sit in, and collect taxes for.

Patrick was British (not Irish) and apparently lived on the western side of Great Britain - e.g. Wales or Cumberland. He came from a religious family, but was not strongly religious himself. Around age 16 he was captured by Irish pirates and taken to Ireland where he was made to work as a shepherd. He developed a strong Christian faith during his captivity, and eventually escaped after six years and returned to Britain.Back in Britain, Patrick studied his faith. After a couple of years, he reports that he had a vision, and he returned to Ireland as a missionary bishop. Although he met with opposition, he seems to have converted many Irish people to Christianity, and apparently assisted a number of wealthy women to become nuns.Although it is not clear exactly when he lived, he is generally dated in the latter half of the fifth century (i.e. 450-500AD). He wrote several works that have survived: The Declaration (a statement containing some autobiographical information) and the Letter to the soldiers of Coroticus, concerning the enslavement of some of Patrick's converts by a raider.Although he was not the first missionary to Ireland, he was a prominent figure - and is often regarded as the pre-eminent figure - in the evangelisation of Ireland.Source: Saint Patrick