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St Patrick's (Kerry) Hurlers
St. Patrick's or Saint Patrick's may refer to: Associated with St. Patrick *Saint Patrick, the Catholic patron saint of Ireland *Saint Patrick's Day, the saint's feast day * St. Patrick's blue, the saint's colour *Saint Patrick's Saltire, a flag design that is part of the Union Jack *''Saint Patrick's Breastplate,'' a prayer in Old Irish *Saint Patrick's Society for the Foreign Missions, a Catholic religious order in Ireland Sporting clubs *St Patrick's Athletic F.C., an Irish association football club in Dublin * St Patrick's GFC, Cullyhanna, a Gaelic football club in County Armagh * St. Patrick's GAC Loup, a Gaelic football club in Londonderry Places Australia * St Patrick's Seminary, a Catholic seminary in Manly, New South Wales in Australia * St Patrick's Cemetery, North Parramatta in Parramatta, New South Wales Canada * St Patrick's, Newfoundland and Labrador, a community in the Baie Verte electoral district of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador * St Patrick' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick (; or ; ) was a fifth-century Romano-British culture, Romano-British Christian missionary and Archbishop of Armagh, bishop in Gaelic Ireland, Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland, the other patron saints being Brigid of Kildare and Columba. He is also the patron saint of Nigeria. Patrick was never formally Canonization, canonised by the Catholic Church, having lived before the current laws were established for such matters. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church, the Church of Ireland (part of the Anglican Communion), and in the Eastern Orthodox Church, where he is regarded as equal-to-apostles, equal-to-the-apostles and Enlightener of Ireland. The dates of Patrick's life cannot be fixed with certainty, but there is general agreement that he was active as a missionary in Ireland during the fifth century. A recent biography on Patrick shows a late fourth-century date for the saint i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Patrick Parish, New Brunswick
Saint Patrick is a geographic parish in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, located west of St. George and Saint Andrews. For governance purposes, the southeastern corner around Digdeguash and Bethel is part of the incorporated rural community of Eastern Charlotte, with the remainder belonging to the Southwest rural district, both of which are members of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, it comprised a single local service district (LSD), which was a member of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission (SNBSC). The Census subdivision of the same name shares the parish's boundaries. Origin of name Historian William F. Ganong believed the name suggested by other Saint names in the area. Five of the original six mainland parishes of Charlotte County used names of major saints recognised by the Church of England: Andrew (Scotland), David (Wales), George (England), Patrick (Ireland), and Stephen. History Saint Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Patrick's Battalion
The Saint Patrick's Battalion (), later reorganized as the Foreign Legion of Patricios, was a Mexican Army unit which fought against the United States in the Mexican–American War. Consisting of several hundred mostly Irish and other Catholic European expatriates and immigrants, including numerous men who had deserted or defected from the United States Army, the battalion was formed and led by Irishman John Riley. It served as an artillery unit for much of the war, and despite later being formally designated as an infantry unit of two companies, the battalion continued to operate artillery pieces throughout the conflict. The participated in many of the bloodiest battles during the American invasion of Mexico, with Ulysses S. Grant remarking that " Churubusco proved to be about the severest battle fought in the valley of Mexico". Composed primarily of Irish immigrants, the battalion also included German, Canadian, English, French, Italian, Polish, Scottish, Spanish, Swiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Patrick's Seminary And University
St. Patrick's Seminary and University (STPSU) in Menlo Park, California, is a Roman Catholic undergraduate and graduate seminary whose primary mission is the formation of priests for dioceses in California and the Pacific Northwest of the United States. STPSU was founded in 1898 by San Francisco Archbishop Patrick William Riordan with a faculty from the Society of Saint-Sulpice, Sulpician order. In over 100 years, it has formed more than 2,000 priests. STPSU is governed by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco, Archdiocese of San Francisco in association with its other sponsoring dioceses. Description As of 2024, the president-rector of STPSU is Reverend Mark D. Doherty. The board of trustees includes the Archbishop of San Francisco, Salvatore Cordileone, six bishops from dioceses in California, Washington State, and Hawaii, and other clergy. In 2022, STPSU had an enrollment of 62 men, representing 11 dioceses and religious orders. STPSU is accredited as a graduate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Patrick's School, Singapore
Saint Patrick's School is a government-aided Roman Catholic De La Salle Brothers, Lasallian all-boys' secondary school located along East Coast Road, Singapore, East Coast Road, Singapore. It is more commonly referred to as St Pat's. Students and old boys, alumni refer to themselves as Patricians or Sons of St. Patrick's. St Patrick's is one of seven Lasallian educational institutions, Lasallian schools in Singapore. It is one of the oldest schools in the East Region of Singapore, and is richly steeped in war history as well as Ireland, Irish and Catholic Church, Roman Catholic heritage. It is affiliated to Catholic Junior College, De La Salle School, St. Joseph's Institution Junior, St Joseph's Institution (Junior), St Stephen's School and St Anthony's Primary School. History Founding and Inception St Patrick's was founded on 16th January 1933 by Bro Stephen Buckley, a De La Salle Brothers, Lasallian brother and missionary hailing from County Cork, County Cork, Ireland. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of The United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster in London. Parliament possesses legislative supremacy and thereby holds ultimate power over all other political bodies in the United Kingdom and the Overseas Territories. While Parliament is bicameral, it has three parts: the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. The three parts acting together to legislate may be described as the King-in-Parliament. The Crown normally acts on the advice of the prime minister, and the powers of the House of Lords are limited to only delaying legislation. The House of Commons is the elected lower chamber of Parliament, with elections to 650 single-member constituencies held at least every five years under the first-past-the-post system. By constitutional conventi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin St Patrick's (UK Parliament Constituency)
Dublin St Patrick's, a division of Dublin, was a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies in Ireland and Northern Ireland, borough constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) to the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1885 until 1922. From the dissolution of 1922, the area was no longer represented in the UK Parliament. Boundaries This constituency was named for St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, St Patrick's Cathedral and comprised the southwest part of the city of Dublin. From 1885 to 1918, it was defined as: From 1918 to 1922, it was defined as: History Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election in Ireland, 1885 general election, the city was the undivided two-member Dublin City (UK Parliament constituency), Dublin City constituency. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Dublin was divided into four divisions: St Patrick's, Dublin College Green (UK Parliament constituency), College Green, Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Patrick's Street
St Patrick's Street () is the main shopping street of the city of Cork (city), Cork in the south of Ireland. The street was subject to redevelopment in 2004, and has since won two awards as Ireland's best shopping street. St Patrick's Street is colloquially known to most locals as simply 'Patrick's Street', with the 'St' honorific dropped, in accordance with the pattern applied to many locations named after saints. It is also referred to colloquially by some locals as "Pana", with the first 'a' being elongated. Location St Patrick's Street runs in a curve from Saint Patrick's Bridge to Daunt Square, where it meets Grand Parade. The street obtains its curved shape due to its location over an arm of the River Lee (Ireland), River Lee. History The street dates from the late 18th century, when the city expanded beyond the walls of the ancient city, which was centered on North and South Main Streets. During the 1780s, many of the streets that now make up the city centre of Cork were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Patrick's (civil Parish, Clare And Limerick)
St. Patrick's, or Kilquane (), is a civil parish situated on both banks of the River Shannon near the city of Limerick in Ireland. It is unusual in that it is distributed over three baronies: Bunratty Lower, Clanwilliam and the barony of the City of Limerick. Besides the suburbs of the city, it also contains the villages of Ardnacrusha and Parteen. It is known for the Ardnacrusha power plant, a major hydroelectric plant. Location The parish lies on both sides of the River Shannon. As of 1845 the portion of the parish in County Limerick was partly in the borough of Limerick, where it included the Chapelry of Singland, and partly in the barony of Clanwilliam. The portion in County Clare was in the barony of Bunratty Lower, and was known as the Kilquane district. It contains the village of Ardnacrusha. The parish is and covers of the borough, of Clanwilliam and of Bunratty. The Blackwater river, which runs into the Shannon from the north, at one time powered flour mills. Ard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Donegal
County Donegal ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county of the Republic of Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is the northernmost county of Ireland. The county mostly borders Northern Ireland, sharing only a small border with the rest of the Republic. It is named after the town of Donegal (town), Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconnell or Tirconaill (), after Tyrconnell, the historical territory on which it was based. Donegal County Council is the local government in the Republic of Ireland, local council and Lifford is the county town. The population was 167,084 at the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census. Name County Donegal is named after the town of Donegal (town), Donegal () in the south of the county. It has also been known by the alternative name County Tyrconnell or Tirconaill (, meaning 'Land of Conall Gulban, Conall'). The latter was its official name between 1922 and 1927. This is in reference to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Patrick's Purgatory
St Patrick's Purgatory is an ancient pilgrimage site on Station Island in Lough Derg, County Donegal, Ireland. According to legend, the site dates from the fifth century, when Christ showed Saint Patrick a cave, sometimes referred to as a pit or a well, on Station Island that was an entrance to Purgatory. Its importance in medieval times is clear from the fact that it is mentioned in texts from as early as 1185 and shown on maps from all over Europe as early as the fifteenth century. It is the only Irish site designated on Martin Behaim's world map of 1492. Location In the nineteenth century there was some confusion about the actual site of St Patrick's Purgatory—whether it was on Station Island or Saints Island on Lough Derg, County Donegal. For instance the early nineteenth-century Ordnance Survey maps of Ireland (1837–42) locate the Purgatory on Saints Island. However, its location on Station Island is a tradition that continues unbroken from the Middle Ages. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Kildare
County Kildare () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority for the county, which had a population of 246,977 at the 2022 census. Geography and subdivisions Kildare is the 24th-largest of Ireland's 32 counties in area and the seventh-largest in terms of population. It is the eighth largest of Leinster's twelve counties in size, and the second largest in terms of population. It is bordered by the counties of County Carlow, Carlow, County Laois, Laois, County Meath, Meath, County Offaly, Offaly, South Dublin and County Wicklow, Wicklow. As an inland county, Kildare is generally a lowland region. The county's highest points are the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains bordering to the east. The highest point in Kildare is Cupidstown Hill on the border w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
