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We're all Irish on St. Patrick's Day Are there any better holiday than drinking holidays?  Oktoberfest, Cinco de Mayo, and St. Patrick's Day are all pretty much excuses (at least in America) to drink like we'll never drink again.  In our constant quest for knowledge, and beer, we dug into the history of St. Patrick's Day as we sample some Irish beers.  What is this holiday even about?  Something about snakes?  Potatoes?  It really doesn't matter to most people.  Put on something green and grab a pint of green beer or a Dry Irish Stout and you're officially celebrating. Sláinte!Who was St. Patrick and what did he really do?First off, St. Patrick wasn't Irish.  Crazy, right?  He was likely Italian or of indigenous Celtic decent, born around 390 AD.  He ended up in Ireland after being kidnapped as a teenager and forced into slavery.  He escaped and GTFOd, but he eventually returned to Ireland.  He didn't drive the snakes out of Ireland, but he is credited with brining