tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395090220691101609.post4690380987606962325..comments2023-06-08T01:26:04.133-07:00Comments on A Fiercer Delight and a Fiercer Discontent: Intriguing Instances of Imaginary Irish Impsstanfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07591716618038804118noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395090220691101609.post-5104590186538750542010-03-23T11:15:08.128-07:002010-03-23T11:15:08.128-07:00Snakes on a Sinn Fein?
sorry couldn't resist....Snakes on a Sinn Fein?<br /><br />sorry couldn't resist.<br /><br />Yes, snakes = metaphor.<br /><br />as per the title of the post?<br /><br />instantly impressive!Justin Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918590992060850747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395090220691101609.post-12100245086100559612010-03-19T06:08:20.504-07:002010-03-19T06:08:20.504-07:00Granted, it's a long time since I was an altar...Granted, it's a long time since I was an altar boy, but somewhere in my Catholic upbringing I remember hearing that St. Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland with a stick, and that's why he gets a holy feast day. Wikipedia makes no mention of this, but instead says that he saved the Irish from paganism and used the shamrock as a metaphor for the Holy Trinity.<br /><br />Driving the snakes out of Ireland is probably a metaphor for driving out their pagan gods, but the internet does confirm that there are no species of snake native to Ireland.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16401310219858196387noreply@blogger.com