(The view from part way up St. Patrick's Mountain - Croagh Patrick - in County Mayo, Ireland.)

The preamble to the Constitution of the Republic of Ireland reads:

"In the Name of the Most Holy Trinity, from Whom is all authority and to Whom, as our final end, all actions both of men and States must be referred, We, the people of Eire, Humbly acknowledging all our obligations to our Divine Lord, Jesus Christ, Who sustained our fathers through centuries of trial, Gratefully remembering their heroic and unremitting struggle to regain the rightful independence of our Nation, And seeking to promote the common good, with due observance of Prudence, Justice and Charity, so that the dignity and freedom of the individual may be assured, true social order attained, the unity of our country restored, and concord established with other nations, Do hereby adopt, enact, and give to ourselves this Constitution."

Happy St. Patrick's Day tomorrow! ♣

(This statue of St. Patrick can be seen in the first picture's foreground. This is the view from the other direction, looking up at the pilgrimage mountain.)