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Patron Saints..and us
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JustJohn | Report | 16 Jan 2013 11:30 |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 16 Jan 2013 11:03 |
*all of the nations with varying degrees of autonomy from the traditional government of England based in the City of Westminster.* |
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MrDaff | Report | 16 Jan 2013 10:56 |
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JustJohn | Report | 16 Jan 2013 10:49 |
"We can't change the past". DET. Agree with premis, but not conclusion. |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 16 Jan 2013 10:43 |
Sorry MrD - this has gone totally off topic. I'll delete if requested. |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 16 Jan 2013 10:31 |
St George’s Day is 23 April – the flag flying in May is probably to celebrate May Day, (1st of the month and associated movable Bank Holiday) another spring festival hijacked by the Labour Party and renamed Labour Day (as in Workers) |
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JustJohn | Report | 16 Jan 2013 10:17 |
DET. You have by far the most powerful and wealthiest nation of these islands - whether we can call them the British Isles or have to settle for the Irish preference to call them the North Atlantic Islands. |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 16 Jan 2013 10:10 |
Why don't we English make more of our Patron Saint, or St George's Day? Because for at least the last 50 years, we've been encouraged to think more in terms of being British not English as an independent identity!!! |
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JustJohn | Report | 16 Jan 2013 10:00 |
The parish of Llannon near Llanelli is named after mother of Dewi Sant (Saint David). |
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Cynthia | Report | 16 Jan 2013 09:20 |
I agree MrDaff, there are some great stories attached to these patron saints of ours and their history is fascinating. |
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Silly Sausage | Report | 16 Jan 2013 09:05 |
Do you think they will make Mother Teresa a saint? |
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Guinevere | Report | 16 Jan 2013 06:57 |
MrD. I think you may have a typo in your opening post. St David's mum is St Non, not St Nom. |
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JustJohn | Report | 16 Jan 2013 01:25 |
I have been thinking a little bit about this, MrD. |
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JustJohn | Report | 16 Jan 2013 00:54 |
Jax. What language did your ancestors speak in England in those days then. Gog/Magog hills in Cambridgeshire, Penkridge in Staffordshire, Cumbrian counting of sheep till recently same pattern as Welsh. Eartly Welsh poets living in East of England. |
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jax | Report | 16 Jan 2013 00:24 |
Ok a foreign man called George who never met any dragons...had he gone to Wales to find a dragon, they would not have let him in because he could'nt speak the lingo :-D |
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Sharron | Report | 16 Jan 2013 00:05 |
Doesn't stop us being Dicks though does it? |
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MrDaff | Report | 16 Jan 2013 00:03 |
Sharron, Richard is a 'local' Saint though, not a Patron. The English also have |
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MrDaff | Report | 15 Jan 2013 23:56 |
Jax, he did exist I'm afraid, just the tale about 'slaying the Dragon' gets a bit twisted. But he's not just the Patron Saint of England .... Georgia has a bit of a claim, as do a number of others. |
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Sharron | Report | 15 Jan 2013 23:55 |
The Irish are called Paddy because their saint is St Patrick. |
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jax | Report | 15 Jan 2013 23:51 |
Being a through and through English person (cannot claim to be Welsh, Scottish or Irish because I am not)........I dont really care about St Georges day why make a load of fuss and nonsense about someone who probably did'nt exist :-D |
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