Saint Patrick's Breastplate [SEP] language of work or name
Saint Patrick's Breastplate
Saint Patrick's Breastplate, a Prayer of Protection, also known as The Deer's Cry, The Lorica of Saint Patrick or Saint Patrick's Hymn, is a lorica whose original Old Irish lyrics were traditionally attributed to Saint Patrick during his Irish ministry in the 5th century. In 1889 it was adapted into the hymn I Bind Unto Myself Today. A number of other adaptions have been made.
The prayer in Old Irish.
The prayer is part of the "Liber Hymnorum", a
shoulder, 16.5 cm from base to shoulder, 3.3 cm from shoulder to top of handle and weighs 1.7 kg.
Saint Patrick's Breastplate.
Saint Patrick's Breastplate is a "lorica", or hymn, which is attributed to Patrick during his Irish ministry in the 5th century.
Saint Patrick and Irish identity.
Patrick features in many stories in the Irish oral tradition and there are many customs connected with his feast day. The folklorist Jenny Butler discusses how these traditions have been given new