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389
Patrick was born in Britain in 389 AD
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405
He was captured and taken to Ireland. He became a slave.
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411
Patrick escaped to France by ship
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432
He returned to Ireland as a bishop in 432 AD
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461
St. Patrick died in 461
Tradition holds that he died on 17 March and was buried at Downpatrick -
Today on 17 March there are big parades in most American cities in honour of the Irish. Marching bands dressed in green play lively Irish music
Lá Fhéile Pádraig
