Comments for St Patrick was an Irishman at http://www.thecatholicthing.org , comment 1 to 9 out of 9 comments http://www.thecatholicthing.org Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:24:21 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/st-patrick-was-an-irishman.html#comment-833 Dear Ralph I got a chuckle from the 'London derriere' remark (was about to say 'crack,' or, in Irish, 'craic.') 'Londonderry Air,' I believe, is the name of the tune. - having heard it performed inst Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:01:15 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/st-patrick-was-an-irishman.html#comment-817 Professor McInerny don't forget our Irish Patriots! My Mother was raised with the admonition "Remember, you are of the line of Owen Roe O'Neill". The worst word in the English language to my Grandmother was:CROMWELL. Please add Frank O'Connor to the Irish writers.His short story "First Confession" is a gem. Truly, Erin go braugh! - Harriette Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:06:19 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/st-patrick-was-an-irishman.html#comment-816 Permit me to add P. J. O'Rourke to your list of American Irish writers. - Jud Wyant Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:05:20 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/st-patrick-was-an-irishman.html#comment-815 We have seen some good comments on the site since this feature was introduced last year but yours, Debby, take the prize for the best so far. Thank you for writing - may the prayers of St Patrick keep us all faithful to "the Irish Faith." - Kirk Kramer Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:05:08 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/st-patrick-was-an-irishman.html#comment-814 Funny. Always thought St. Patrick was ROMAN, his father a Roman prelate ruling over the barbaric Brits! So our family always has Pasta w/ Pesto-just so the italian pasta is irish green... I'm a scottish/english genetic mess but my red hair, green eyes, fair skin & freckles led many an Irish drunk to sing to me When Irish Eyes Are Smiling on the subways of NYC & Boston. I was 32, pregnant & shocked to discover no Irish pumps thru my veins but the Irish Faith pumps thru my heart just the same! - debby Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:07:36 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/st-patrick-was-an-irishman.html#comment-812 "St. Patrick was a slave of english descent." - Tom Granados Not quite... Patrick was a Romano-Briton, a person possessing some Roman and Celtic ancestry. At the time St. Patrick was a slave in Ireland, the Anglo-Saxons (i.e., the English) were plodding around in the forests of Germany, and didn't invade Britannia for another century or two. - Daniel Latinus Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:06:32 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/st-patrick-was-an-irishman.html#comment-811 I have no doubt that the Irish monks saved Western civilization. Irish rhetoric and literature are well know. Having been in both Italy and Spain, I can say that culinary skills are not an Irish asset. Being born of an Irish mother and married to an uncontaminated Irish girl, I can say that the Irish produce the prettiest girls in the world. My wife is Patricia - today is her feast day. Indeed Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:05:53 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/st-patrick-was-an-irishman.html#comment-810 St. Patrick was a slave of english descent. - Tom Granados Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:51:16 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/st-patrick-was-an-irishman.html#comment-809 What a wonderful essay! There's much to love, but most especially "London derrière." Gosh, that cracks me up. - Brad Miner Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:49:50 +0100