Pota Phádraig or Patrick’s Pot

17/03/2023.Reading time 1 minute.

Ordain a Statute to be Drunk And burn Tobacco free as Spunk And fat shall never be forgot In Usquebah, St Patrick’s Pot The custom of imbibing alcohol on St Patrick’s Day comes from an old Irish legend. As the story goes, St Patrick was served a measure of whiskey that was considerably less than […]

According to Irish Legend, the Gates of Heaven open at midnight on Christmas Eve.

24/12/2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

It was thought that on Christmas Eve the gates of Heaven were specially opened so that anyone dying at that moment could pass into Paradise without going through Purgatory. It was also believed that no prayer would go unanswered on this most holy of nights.

Pota Phádraig or Patrick’s Pot

17/03/2022.Reading time 1 minute.

According to Irish Legend, the Gates of Heaven open at midnight on Christmas Eve.

25/12/2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

It was commonly held in Ireland that the gates of Heaven open at midnight and those who die would go straight in. It was also believed that no prayer would go unanswered on this most holy of nights.