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St. Patrick was born in Ireland.
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Is it true that St. Patrick was born in Ireland?
No. Reference sources place St. Patrick's birth in Britain (Bannavem Taberniae) or Scotland (near Kilpatrick), not Ireland; one trivia quiz asserts Ireland but gives no sourcing.
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Holiday ideas for youth groups. (1997). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/holidayideasfory0000unse
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SAINT PATRICK, THE APOSTLE OF IRELAND. (Daily Southern Cross, 23 March 1867). (1867). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DSC18670323.2.26
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Sources on St. Patrick. (n.d.). history.stackexchange.com. https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/35207
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Wikisource: Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Patrick, St.. (n.d.). en.wikisource.org. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Collier's_New_Encyclopedia_(1921)/Patrick,_St.
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