The Arvada enterprise., 1923-03-15
One Of the Most Widely Known Representations
of the Man Who Carried Christianity to Ireland

NcNts lolo"llk tHe inup 0uu tuo
historians who vouch for its rellabll.
ity. he left for the continent. and
sailed from Lian.badrig or the church
Of Patrick, on the island Of Angleses.
From here his footsteps have been
traced to Innls- patrick. the island Of
Patrick. where II Is thought he made
the first landing Of his Journey through
Ireland. When he finally reached the
Emerald isle proper. he dlsemburked
ut Holmpatrlck. another Of the many
places named after him. which IL 10
Gated in the county Of Dublin.
On the Isle Of Man.
1t Is believed by some historians
that st. Patrick made q detour at
this point and sailed northward
again to the Isle Of Man. which they
consequently claim was called Innis-
patrick for some time after to mark
the occasion Of his visit. Here. too.
he founded a church OF kirkpatrick
nenr the town Of Peel.
After this. 1t IL thought, he re-
turned to Ireland and began the
great task he had undertaken. lie
landed In the county OF Down. where
he was greeted by the armed forces
OF the powerful chief, Dlchu, . de-
Scendnnt Of an Irish king. The chief
and the natives believed Patrick and
his followers were pirates. with which
both land and sea were infested At
that time. and 10 came out prepared
to defend their possessions. When he
learned Patrick was q harmless mis-
sionary. hs was willing to bury the
hatchet.
Made Convert Of King.
To Dlchu and the rest 81. Patrick
preached the gospel with the result
thut he was able to convert the en-.
tire tribe and baptized the chief on
hts own threshing ioor. SO impressed
WAS DIchu with the missionary and
his teachings that he donated one OF
his burns to be used a. = temporary
chapel and also gave large plot Of
ground on which tho church wnS Ia
be built. The only stipulation Dichu
made In grunting the land was that
the church. when completed. should
face north and south instead Of east
and west.
The barn In which Patrick held
the first religious services while his
church WAS In the process Of construc.
tion. was called Snbbal.pstrick. OF
the barn Of Patrick. and from this
came the name Of the parish Of Saul
which nprang up about II. Al Saul.
tradition claims ~. Patrick died ~
years or more after his nrst meeting
with Dichu. About two miles from
Saul In the village Of Downpatrick.
near which are tho ruins Of Saul
abbey. one Of tho many churches said
TO have been founded by ST. Patrick.
and where some claim his remains
were Inferred.
ST. Pstriek's Church In Dublin.
Judging further from historical
mnps. 81. Patrick next journeycd to
East Meath. where he founded Mn
abbey called Domnnch.pndrig or the
hous. Of Patrick. From there he went
10 Dublin. where he founded another
~ bVii''''. '''"p'''s
the site where 81. Pstrick's cathedral
stnnds todny.
Other places whi,h bcnr 81 Pat
rlck's nnms M evidence that he had
~pine historical connection with them
nrc. St ru'rickis purgniory. On mn
island Of Lough Derk In the county
of Donegal: ST fh,rlcks Wood nj
iclnstcr: 81. rn'rlck's rock 1T Cnsh"l .
nnd the st. pa,rick's wells. nj which
the good saint " snid 10 hn'. RI.
frcsh"d himself nre FIR too numerous
10 mention separately.
In his old nEc he returned TO the
place where h. first started his lhbor-
M missionary In pagan Ireland with
the chief Dichu. md spent his last
day. In the village Of Saul. where he
II believed "a hive died on March II.
sTi a. H.. At the ripe old rye NJ one
hundred and twenty on" y"nrs