The heart of the “St. Patty’s or St. Paddy’s” debate This March holiday started centuries ago as a feast day to celebrate St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.

As Merriam-Webster Dictionary wrote, the term "St. Paddy's Day" comes from shortening the Irish spelling of Patrick, which is Pádraig. Why Do Americans Say "St. Patty"?

Because St. Patrick’s Day is originally an Irish holiday—and Gaelic is a traditional Irish language—the right nickname is Paddy, rather than Patty.

Here’s why "St. Paddy's" is spelled that way, the origin of wearing green and which historic Florida town held the first American St. Patrick's Day parade.

They say everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day — and there’s no better place to embrace the Celtic spirit than on the Emerald Isle itself. While the tradition of the St. Paddy’s parade ...

St. Patrick's Day celebrates Ireland's patron saint, evolving from a religious feast to a global festival.

NEW YORK -- If it's March, and it's green, it must be St. Patrick's Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in ...

St. Patrick’s Purgatory — described by early pilgrims as a cave or cellar or as an enclosed pit — required a descent of six steps through a narrow entrance, into a confined space only high ...

The rich history behind St. Patrick's Day, a time of laughter and libations, shan't be forgotten in the surge of shamrocks and drunken shanties.