Was Kessog mentioned yet? I didn't see his name. In the Saint Andrew's
Day thread, there is a story about how he(Andrew) became the patron saint and his cross adopted as the flag.

I don't have connections to Ireland. I like their music, though. I see
it more as a religious holiday. In the R.C. church, the feast day of
every saint it acknowledged. If you go to daily mass, the preacher will say "Today we celebrate the feast of St. John the Baptist" for example.

Saint Patrick was a very successful Christian missionary. He may be
the most famous. In my opinion, the religious Irish people, as well as the diaspora mark his feast day to say "Thanks" for bringing Christianity to them. So do religious people, who don't have any connections to Ireland. They mark the feast of one of the most prominent missionaries of Christianity.