However, we do know exactly when he died: March 17, 461 AD. The Irish flag was first flown in 1848, when Thomas Francis Meagher explained that its color symbolized a hope for peace between Irish ...

The city of Aurora will hold its St. Patrick’s Parade and Irish flag-raising ceremony beginning at 11 a.m. Sunday in downtown Aurora. The event “honoring the legacy of the parade’s namesake ...