The real corned beef:

The corned beef and cabbage dishes and the green beer glasses are all washed and sitting in the dish strainer after the Saint Patrick's Day celebration that took place at your dwelling.

Now what? Another Saint Patrick's has come and gone, some of us will remember quite well as others may remember it as one big blur. Whatever the case may be many of us don't know the truth behind this fun filled holiday.

At a young age a patron saint named, you guessed it; Patrick became well known for his services all across Ireland. Although his exact birthdate is unknown, his history starts when he was kidnaped from his native land of the British Isles when he was sixteen by pirates and sold into the life of slavery in Ireland.

For six years he worked as a shepherd before he finally escaped back to Britain. Now, back in his homeland he decided to become a priest. Shortly after doing so he had dreams of returning to Ireland. In these dreams he heard the voices of the people of Ireland calling out to convert them to Christianity.

He returned to Ireland and despite facing the challenges of other religious views, he covered many people of Ireland over to Christianity. After a life of hardship with slavery and converting the people of Ireland to Christianity, Patrick died at the age of 76 on March 17^th in the year 461 AD.

The first official St. Patrick's Day was celebrated by Irish immigrants in Boston, Massachusetts on March 17^th of 1737. Over the centuries this celebration morphed into what we know today as a day to eat the Irish inspired corned beef and cabbage and perhaps indulge in some green beer.

Now with a little bit of history to add to your knowledge, next St. Patrick's Day you can share with your friends where this holiday's roots came from. Hope you all had a safe and happy St. Patrick's Day!

Info gathered from theholidayspot.com