For more than 1000 years, St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated in Ireland every year on 17 March. Over the years, the religious holiday commemorating the death of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of ...

While St. Patrick's Day celebrations often produce images of T-shirts donning "Kiss me, I'm Irish," leprechaun hats and pubs full of people, the holiday holds a deeper meaning. Here's a look at who ...

Some see it as a day for heavy drinking. Others see it as a day to honor the memory of a famous saint of the early church. And others see it as both. Across the world, people will celebrate Saint ...

Every year thousands of revelers fill the streets in the U.S., Ireland and countries worldwide to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day, but the real Saint Patrick wasn’t even Irish. NBC News’ Joe Fryer took ...

St. Patrick, the primary patron saint of Ireland, is synonymous with the Emerald Isle, having converted the largely pagan society to Christianity in the fifth century. In the centuries that have ...

We know it as an excuse to attend a parade, visit an Irish pub, drink a Guinness, buy festive food or maybe even dye a well-known river green. While not a federal holiday in the U.S., St. Patrick's ...