In a message dated 3/17/2004 11:29:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, brerkev@yahoo.com writes: > it was a great book. > > To all who questioned MacMannus before - I'm aware that he liked to > generalize sometimes and there would always be debate on exactly how much of Ireland > was "Christian" before Patrick's mission there. But I just like to give the > credit, as history generally does, to Patrick for the accomplishment. And > "Christian" meaning the faith, not to be confused with the darker conflicts of > the church which arose in time (which, by the way, any organized religion will > have along with it's good points). > > To all - have a great & safe holiday! > > Kevin btw another fable splattered the Milesicians were in Spain and said they we decended from Gael [sp?] who was in the desert with Moses .When the snakes came and bit him. Moses said look at the brazen snake on the stake and be healed. He did. Their folklore said Moses personally prophesied a land where there would be no snakes. This is why they decided to overthrow the Tuatha Da Denaan. So Patrick did not clear out snakes that were not there hundreds of years before him Chelsea,Ma.-Woburn,Ma.-denning-dennen-danin-dinan-dinihey-denningston-dinning- carlon-carroll-dever-cogan-malone-heslin-piscopo-mazzola-martini-farrell-mchug h-farley-grimes-lynch-doherty-SanDanto,Ita-Adargh,longford-Revere,Ma-Wintrop,M a.-sprague- and ever growing list Jim Denning