“My name is Patrick. …” so begins the autobiographical Confessio - an account of the life and beliefs of Ireland’s best known saint (who wasn’t Irish) …
Here’s the rest of the beginning-
“…I am a sinner, a simple country person, and the least of all believers. I am looked down upon by many. My father was Calpornius. He was a deacon; his father was Potitus, a priest, who lived at Bannavem Taburniae. His home was near there, and that is where I was taken prisoner. I was about sixteen at the time….”
You can read the rest here, in the original Latin, in English, as Gaeilge and in other languages.
https://www.confessio.ie/#
Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh!
Happy St Patrick’s Day! ☘️