Research has found that the average Brit doesn't know the real name of the patron saints of the United Kingdom
We don't know about you, but we can barely remember when Bank Holidays are, never mind the birth names of the patron saints.
So it might not really come as a surprise to discover that Brits don’t know their Maewyns from their miracles with regards to the patron saints of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
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A study on behalf of Casumo.com revealed gaps in Brits' collective knowledge surrounding the UK’s patron saints ahead of this weekend's St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
Just 9% of Brits knew St. Patrick's birth name – Maewyn Succat - with 35% mistakenly attributing the moniker to the patron saint of Wales who is actually St. David.
And while nine in 10 correctly identified St. George as the patron saint of England, one in six didn't know St. Andrew is the heavenly protector of Scotland.
The study also found St. Patrick’s Day is the most commonly-celebrated patron saints day in the UK, followed by St. George’s Day and St. David’s Day.
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Yet with celebrations imminent, an oblivious three in 10 were unable to correctly mark St. Patrick’s Day on their calendar as falling on the 17th March – this Saturday.
Despite this chasm of missing knowledge, 47% of all Brits have raised a pint of Guinness to St. Patrick in years gone by.
And one in four are planning to mark the day in some way on Saturday.
Well. Any excuse for a booze-up!
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