The Event:
In honor of St Patrick's Day we gather with friends and newcomers at a local Irish Pub to host a meet and greet event. We will share some geocaching stories, fokelore, and some brews. This is a time for tall tales and outrageous stories.
The Historical Perspective:
It is believed that Maewyn Succat was born in 385CE and he lived in either England, Scotland, or Wales. When he was 16 years old, he was kidnapped during a raid and brought to Ireland as a slave. He worked as a shepherd for six years when he was told by God to leave Ireland. He escaped and after 30 years, returned to Ireland as a missionary to convert the pagan Irish to Christianity. It was then that he changed his name to Patricius (Patrick) a Latin term for “father figure”.
Patrick used the Shamrock as a metaphor for the Holy Trinity and continued his missionary work until his death. Since then, the Shamrock has been the iconic symbol of Ireland. Early in the 18th century people began to wear a Shamrock on March 17 (believed to be the date of his death) to commemorate St. Patrick’s Day.
In America, in 1762 Irish soldiers in New York City held the very first St. Patrick’s Day parade in order to remember their Irish roots. The idea caught on with Irish immigrant communities in New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago. And, the St Patrick Day parade became an annual event in many cities in the United States.
Important Information:
1> The Mecklenbergh 2025 caches in Davidson, Huntersville and Latta Plantation are only 15-20 minutes away.
2> Traditional Irish legend has it that you are invisible to pesky Leprechauns if you wear some green. If not, you may get pinched by these fairy creatures.