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Happy St Patricks day from the emerald isle to all at congaplace .

From http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/the-scoop-on-st-patrick-2465481/:

Patrick's lasting legacy
According to author Thomas Cahill, Patrick may have been the first person in recorded history to speak out against slavery. In an interview with American Catholic, Cahill remarks: "The papacy did not condemn slavery as immoral until the end of the 19th century, but here is Patrick in the fifth century seeing it for what it is. I think that shows enormous insight and courage and a tremendous 'fellow feeling'—the ability to suffer with other people, and to understand what other people's suffering is like.

Interesting article Thomas . Considering he was a slave himself brought from wales to Ireland by Irish slave raiders ( According to religous myth /legend etc ) . He is actually syncretized with dambala ( serpent deity ) in Haiti .