Did you know St Patrick had a wife?

In the old Irish calendar the day after St Patrick's Day is Sheelah's Day but what is less known is that Sheelah was Patrick’s wife.

Did you know St Patrick had a wife?
Thu, 16 Mar, 2017 - 11:05
Greg Murphy

Our patron saint has long been associated with snakes and shamrocks but the fact that he had a wife has been lost to history.

A UCC folklorist has suggested that St Patrick was married to woman named Sheelah.

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