Born a Briton , with lreland , Scotland , and Wales all claming to have been his birthplace , patrick was carried off by raider when he was about sixteen years old. He was taken as a captive to lreland and there he was used as a hersman. After six years he made his escape , but once he was back home , he had a dream in which he heard  , the voice of the irish , saying  come and walk among us once more , so about 432 or thereabout he returned to ireland as a dynamic preacher.

until his death patrick founded and watched over churches all over ireland , at one time he spent forty days on the summit of eagle mountain , now know as st. patrick's mountain and honored as the holy hill. his purpose was to obtain special blessing and mercy for the irish , and at length his prayers were heard. among patrick's promises is one which assures the irish that patrick himself will be the one who will judge them on last day

387 - 493 - 432 - 250 - 499

blessed to all