Saint Patrick's story
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We are going to talk about
a certain saint today, children
He's a special saint for Ireland
And he has his own day
when we all celebrate and we have parades
Do you know what his name is?
SAINT PATRICK!
Very good, children
Well, who'd like to tell the men from the television
all about Saint Patrick?
Me! me! ME! me! Me!
Come on now children!
You can't all tell the story at once
Who can tell me about St Patrick
as a young boy?
ME! me! Me!! me! ME! ME!
Mary, let's hear it from you
And so they were going to this place called Frace this day
and they saw this little boy playing near the... the sea
And so they said "Oh, that fella would be a good worker
we'll grab a hold of him"
And so they grabbed a hold him
and they put him on the ship
and they sold him to this man named Milchu
And this man named Milchu took him
and he... and he said
I don't know what he gave him
but then he said "Go up to them... there... that mountain
and mind all them lambs and sheeps
and cows and all for me."
And so poor Patrick went up
and he minded them.
And every night, and every day, and every morning
he said, oh, 'bout a hundred prayers to God
And when he'd be afraid in bed at night
He prayed to God and he wouldn't be afraid.
And all them prayers turned him into a saint
And so he thought he heard a voice saying
"Come down, Patrick. Get up, Patrick.
There's... there's... a ship waiting down there for you
to go back to France."
And so they... he went down
and he said to the man on the ship
the captain
He said "Will you let me on?"
And the captain said "Where's your money?"
And so he said "I've no money"
And so he said "Well then you are not getting on"
And our Lord said "You're not getting away with this!"
"Do you mean this on Poor Patrick?"
And so our Lord let a big, big storm off
and the boat was rocking and rolling and all
and then
they... this sailer came up and said
"That's all over not letting the little boy on"
And so...he said go up after him quick, before we drown
and tell him that I changed my mind
I let him on.
And so he went up after him and
he,he said "He changed his mind. You are to come back"
And so poor Patrick went back on the thing, the boat,
and he went home
and so...his mother didn't know who he was
until
he told her his name
and they were delighted
And so...he then ...'cause...
the... he... they thought he was lost 'coz there was no ...
guards, there... there was no papers or anything,
no speakers to tell you
and 'coz if you were lost over here
there would be a wireless to tell you or something
and so they didn't ...ehm...Patrick
They made this best meal for him
and so he was at the meal
and he said "I'd love to be a priest"
"Will you send me go away to a college?"
And so...they...he said... they said "Yes, we'll let you go away"
and so... they went away, he went away
to the college
Even though you are smart it takes you seven years
to be a priest
and so... he went away to the college
And this night he was a priest and then
was picked for a bishop
And so didn't...ehm... he went... wasn't...he going asleep... this night....
and he thought he heard a kid saying
"Come back, Patrick! Come back Patrick!
And tell us about God!"
And so
any other young fella would say
"You left me there for six years
you did meanness to me, you let me starve
and you took me away from my mother
I wouldn't go back there for anything."
And so poor Patrick didn't say that.
and he said I'll, I won't keep it in for them
I'll go back to them
and I'll save their souls.
And this day he asked the Pope could he go
and the Pope said "yes"
and he could bring a few friends with him
And so he brought his best friends with him
And when he got there he didn't know where to start
So he said "We'll start...I'll start at my old boss... ehm... Milchu."
And so he went up to his boss, Milchu, and he said
Milchu asked him his name, and he said
"My name is Patrick", and so...
M...Milchu was delighted to see him coming back again.
That was very good, Mary
We'll leave it there for now
I think the men from the television
might want to get a cup of tea
Off you go, children
You can go off for your break now
Fifteen minutes only now,
and then I want you all back in here
They're really enjoying this, you know.
They'll be queueing up again next time you're here