Those are just two of the common misconceptions about St. Patrick's Day, according to Sile Concannon, a visiting Irish languages professor at the University of Ottawa. Here are four of the myths behind St. Patrick's Day that Concannon shared this weekend with In Town and Out host Teri Loretto. A former Nepean Township Police car makes its way down Bank Street in Ottawa during the city's St. Patrick's Day parade. Ottawa held its annual St. Patrick's Day parade on March 10. (Halifax St. Patrick's Day Parade/Facebook)Parades began in the U.S., not IrelandSt. Patrick's Day parades in Ireland didn't begin until 100 years after they first started in the U.S., Concannon said.

Source: CBC News March 17, 2018 19:07 UTC