Every year on March 17, people around the world celebrate Irish heritage on St. Patrick's Day—named for the patron saint of Ireland, pictured here on a stained glass window in Clogheen.

Here's a look at who Ireland's patron saint was and why he is celebrated each year. The first historical record of revelry for St. Patrick dates back to the 7th century in Ireland, Sarah Waidler ...

British MP Andrew Rosindell, of the Conservative Party, said in the House of Commons on Thursday, March 27 that St. Patrick's Day should be a UK holiday as St. Patrick is also the patron saint of ...

Ireland and neighbors across the pond have commemorated Saint Patrick since the ninth or 10th century, according to the History Channel. St. Patrick was never canonized by the Catholic Church but ...

Saint Patrick used the plant to explain the concept of the Holy Trinity - the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Irish people have marked the Roman Catholic feast day of St Patrick on March 17 since the ...

Photo by Gabriele Holtermann Brooklyn St. Patrick's Parade marchers make their way through Park Slope. Photo by Gabriele Holtermann State Sen. Andrew Gounardes marches in the Brooklyn St. Patrick ...

ABC's Will Ganss is busting some surprising St. Patrick's Day myths. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Savannah, Georgia, is bracing for an influx of visitors for Saint Patrick's Day.

Boston's annual St. Patrick's Day parade is on Sunday, March 16 and there are some changes to the Southie celebration this year. The parade begins at the Broadway MBTA station, goes up West ...

St. Patrick's Day, observed annually on March 17, marks the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. St. Patrick was a 5th-century missionary credited with bringing Christianity to ...