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mis visions, dreams, ana mystic way of speaking were quite familiar to the Druids and perhaps helped bridge the gap between their ancient rites and Christianity.
Patrick’s critics said that he was rustic and, in his “Confession” the missionary admitted that this was true. He was also criticized for spending a great deal of money in Ireland while living in relative poverty. Patrick admitted this was tr/ie and said that the money was necessary for bribes to insure the safety of his people. A student of St. Patrick’s life, D. A. Binchey, said that “the moral and spiritual greatness bf the man shines through his rustic latin.”
It is only througl the "Confession” and another letter written by Patrick to express his indignation at the treatment of some Irish prisoners that we know any facts at all about his life. Most of what else is known is
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