To kilt or not to kilt: A St. Paddy's Day conundrum

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

This may have been raised already so my apologies if it has. (I haven't had time to read all 17 pages) But St. Patrick was Scottish, born in Scotland in 372 AD so I don't see a problem with wearing a kilt to honor him.

slainte

Mark

Mark, would it be possible to have a citation for the above referenced St. Patrick? I only ask because the Annals of Ulster mention two dates for the death of Patrick. The first date is 461AD, and that is the year that Bishop Palladius, known as Patrick, died. Palladius, from Brittany, was consecrated Bishop by Pope Celestine in 431AD and arrived in Ireland in 432AD. The Second Patrick, a Romano-Britain, is listed in the Annals as dying in 492AD. Now, if your year of birth for Patrick is correct (and I'm not disputing it) it would mean that he was either 89 years old at the time of his death (first Patrick), or 120 years old at the time of his death (second Patrick). Of course it is possible that there was a third Patrick, pre-dating both Patricks 1 & 2. This might offer a different explanation for the iconography of St Patrick holding a shamrock. Rather than representing the Trinity, it could be a cryptic reference to the Three Patricks.

Such are the beginnings of all conspiracy theories...