Hi Jean,
Well, this may not fit your parameters the best. It's more about the Irish in general and only "mentions" St Patrick. It's got plenty of verses--6. I just wrote it and only tweaked the verses into some kind of "proximity" .
Wy

Ode To The Irish

V 1
They left the old homeland
When the great famine came
Only death waited
If everyone stayed

V 2
Though the Irish are scattered
Far over the foam
They honor St Pat
Where 'ere they may roam

V 3
They march with the greenery
On that sacred day
With many a toast
In the pub on the way

V 4
The Irish saved history
When the dark ages came
Monks copied the books
And hid them away

V 4
When the continent plunged
Back into the past
The Irish held steady
Till light came at last

V 5
Just a small speck of green
In that fair Irish sea
But from it came warriors
Scholars and kings

V 6
The Lord gave them whiskey
I tell you boys and girls
Just so the Irish
Wouldn't conquer the world