Who Was St. Patrick and the History Behind Saint Patrick's Day | Drive Thru History Special

Published 2022-03-13
Drive Thru History: Happy St. Patrick's Day! Today, Host Dave Stotts travels to Ireland to visit some of the historic landmarks of St. Patrick's life. You'll see where Patrick lived as a slave in his childhood, his many churches, and many other iconic landmarks as you learn the history behind Saint Patrick's Day and the man who it's named after!

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0:00 Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
1:28 Saint Patrick is Sold into Slavery
4:01 Patrick’s Home as a Slave Shepherd: Slemish Mountain
10:00 Patrick Flees Ireland
13:12 Patrick Returns to Ireland
14:29 Lunch at Paddy’s Barn
16:02 Saul: The Site of St. Patrick’s 1st Church
21:35 Saint Patrick Defies the Royal Authority at The Hill of Slane
28:39 The Reek and the Church that Remains
33:02 Dave Stotts Visits St. Patrick’s Churches
37:50 St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin
39:26 Patrick’s Death and Final Words
40:11 Dave Visits St. Patrick’s Burial Place
44:34 The Skellig Michael Monastery
48:54 The Book of Kells, Ireland’s National Treasure
53:53 A Prayer from St. Patrick

All Comments (21)
  • @andygatch1676
    Wonderful show. Great teaching. Hearing Jesus’s name spoken on a show is refreshing!
  • St. Patrick’s day became a typical festivity (just like Christmas), wherein people use it as an excuse to party rather than internalising the reason why it’s celebrated.
  • @lizlocher3612
    I watched this video twice in a row to celebrate St.Patrick's Day today n it is phenomenal!!! You did an amazing job, showing us the Ireland of St. Patrick's time as well as the present time with the Book of Kells, the cathedrals, Trinity College n all the ruins n islands where the monks preserved the Christian documents that JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD initiated and ordained the Apostles to continue to spread HIS HOLY WORD!!! The prayer at the end of the video topped it off fabulously!!! Mr. Story, you have given us a magnificent tribute to the REAL meaning of St. Patrick's Day. Thank you for posting. .🙏🍀💚🗝️🌟👍🕊️
  • @user-js7ek9oh3p
    I'm 60-ish and was born & raised a Roman Catholic and didn't know until now that Patrick was never ordained as a Saint by any Pope.!! What an amazing fact. Anyway, his miracle is not driving snakes away (no snakes on islands) or raising dead people back to life (quite impossible) but convincing the Irish that you're right and they're wrong, now that's a real miracle.!!
  • @21234Bettyrt
    A wonderfully filmed and told story of St. Patrick and the deep roots of his accomplishments during his life. He was an amazing man...really St. Patrick made Christianity shine in Ireland
  • Outstanding history lesson. The production values are very very high, the format was superb, and your storytelling was top-notch. This was an excellent video!
  • @lacyblackburn
    BRAVO!! Fantastic! Beautiful!... thoroughly enjoyed. I'll never look at St. Patrick's Day from a world view again. Thank you.
  • @MsDana-mo9fp
    We all know that GOD has a special place in HIS heart for shepherds - JESUS is my Goodshepherd!
  • @thrushjz
    Perhaps the best documentary I've seen on St. Patrick...
  • @joniscott1420
    Totally fell in love with, and deeply appreciated, this fascinated story of St Patrick. How have I never heard all this before?
  • @jacinthraj2697
    Thank you Dave Stotts for beautifully presenting the history of St. Patrick. I have heard of him but after watching the video of yours I'm inspired to see what God with a simple man where he uses him to touch a whole nation. I'm Jacinth watching from India please continue to do more videos! God bless you abundantly! By the way I would to travel along with you to visit places 😀😊😇
  • @kittykevan5052
    What a wonderful sojourn through beautiful parts of Ireland and so much history we need to remember! Thank you X🕊🙏🏼
  • @juliaweber212
    They should do a movie about his life seriously amazing
  • @johnclose2925
    I grew up near Slemish Mountain in the nearby village of Broughshane. Watching this has made me a bit homesick. You can indeed see Scotland from the top and if you turn around you can see Lough Neagh. It's a wonderful view on a clear summer day.
  • @lizlocher3612
    This dude does a GREAT narrative to his magnificent travels through Ireland's lush, yet barren at the same time, countryside. The ruins where St. Patrick stands guard STILL are fabulous!!! WONDERFUL video on the famously infamous St. Patrick for his own Day due to his contributions to Catholicism!!!👍🙏🍀🗝️💚🍵🪦
  • @Travelingthru
    Omgoodness How beautiful. This was truly Amazing to watch. I cried at the end. The Book of Kells...your prayer and just to know how God used St. Patrick. Thank you so much Dave and so glad you got to knock a bucket lost off too. Truly Amazing. GOD BLESS 🙏📖✝️🙋🏼‍♀️
  • What a wonderful video! You did a great job with the history and filming of beautiful Ireland ❤
  • This is a beautiful documentary of St Patrick. So much more information about the accomplishments during his life. St Patrick was just an amazing man. Was amazing how he was able to being Christianity to the people of Ireland in a way that they could understand. A humble man walking with God and amble to accomplish many things during his life.
  • @tammarawilcox
    Dave Stotts, you are truly anointed to deliver through documentary films, the Gospel of Jesus ❤ Bless you my brother 🙏 🙌 ❤️