Celebrating St Patrick’s Day 2021

Today’s celebration of St Patrick as Ireland’s national patron saint will, as it was last year, be different from normal.  The Church of Ireland celebrates St Patrick’s Day in several ways, alongside other Churches and people living in the communities which it serves across the island.

The sites of Slemish, Armagh, Saul and Downpatrick are particularly prominent in the story of St Patrick.  Our National Cathedral, in Dublin, is also named in his memory.

Click below for a photo gallery of scenes around Slemish:

Slemish, viewed from the south.

Slemish, where Patrick is believed to have tended flocks during…


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