Every year on Holy Saturday (the Saturday before Easter), the local parish priest lights a fire on the Hill of Slane in Patrick's honour.

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But Patrick defied convention, lighting a paschal (Easter) fire on the Hill of Slane, near today's village of Slane, located about 16km northeast of Tara.

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Last month, Mr Bain met residents from Carrick Hill in north Belfast to hear their concerns about parades passing by St Patrick's church.

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