St.George’s Day again, here in our mongrel nation. 🙂 This was last year’s post on this day.
Today, here in an overcast, breezy England, it is St.George’s day. How much we can say we actually know about the real St.George is very little. I ask my kids, and all that they can come up with is that he killed a dragon.
And they also recognise his flag, of course.
Personally I think St.Aidan should be England’s patron saint. As the Apostle to the English, and with a little more verifiable information available to us, I think he has the greater claim. I love the history and stories of all the Celtic and British saints that have walked these same scattered islands that I do now. Among my favourites are Aidan and Cuthbert. But that’s for another day.
There was a time, when asked what my national identity was, I would reply “English.” But then I began looking into my own family history. What I have discovered, up…
View original post 525 more words
City Jackdaw 
It’s great to know your family history. Me? I’m grateful just to know some of my cousins’ names. (I have many, many cousins.)
LikeLike
It is never too late to start investigating. You can uncover all sorts of fascinating facts and life stories. And you know me with old photographs-I’ve acquired a few 🙂
LikeLike