Lá Féile Pádraig
A special St Patrick’s Day stamp depicts the Saint blessing a kneeling crowd as he treads a slither of snakes underfoot.
It is believed that while captive in Ireland he toiled as a shepherd and first dreamt of converting the Irish to Christianity.
The stamp, designed by Ger Garland, celebrates Ireland’s Patron Saint who was a Christian missionary during the second half of the fifth century.
The St. Patrick’s Day stamp is available from the Philatelic shop in the GPO, Dublin (Tel: 01-7057400), at selected post offices nationwide and online at www.irishstamps.ie.
