Download or read book Discovering Saint Patrick written by Thomas O'Loughlin and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The search for 'the real Saint Patrick' has puzzled and intrigued scholars for centuries. This new study asks, "How much can we really know about the life and times of Patrick?" "Why and how was the Patrick myth built up in the seventh century, and what was its influence on the development of Irish Catholicism?" (Motivation)