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Patrick was an Irish student who attended Degrassi High School in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. He serves as the boyfriend of Christine Nelson.

Original Degrassi season 4-5[]

Patrick was a Grade 11 student in Season 4, and a Grade 12 student in Season 5. He and his family had recently emigrated to Canada from Ireland, and he spoke with a distinct Irish accent. He initially made friends with Christine Nelson because they were both wearing the same band shirt (for "The Pogues"). He asked her out, and initially she was reluctant, finding it hard to believe someone would genuinely be interested in her as she had a baby. Patrick wrote a song for her, and while she was pleased, it was also obvious that it made her a little uncomfortable: Patrick liked her far more than she liked him.

Eventually Christine ended the relationship, as she found trying to fit being a mother in with his band schedule was too difficult, and she had always been somewhat ambivalent about the relationship. Very shortly after this, he asked her best friend Liz O'Rourke to go see a live concert with him, as she was also a fan. Liz agreed, but only after she asked Spike if she would mind; Spike lied and said it was fine, then got angry when Liz went. Deciding that Spike's friendship was more important, Liz told Patrick she couldn't see him again. Patrick angrily confronted Spike, accusing her of meddling in his life. Spike bit back and called him slimy for dating her best friend, and Patrick ends the confrontation by saying; "You may be a mother, but you've got a lot of growing up do". After this, he is never seen again and It is assumed he graduated from Degrassi before the school shut down.

Trivia[]

  • He is one of several students who were born outside of Toronto:
    • He is from Dublin, Ireland
    • Yick is from Vietnam
    • Wheels was most likely born near Port Hope, ON
    • Lucy is from New York, NY
    • Liz was most likely born in Lynden, ON.
    • Manny was born in Manila, the Philippines
    • Hazel was born in Mogadishu, Somalia
    • Jenna was born in Calgary, AB
    • Fiona and Declan were born in Tokyo, Japan to American expatriates
    • Dallas is from Guelph, ON
    • Cam is from Kapuskasing, ON
    • Becky and Luke are from somewhere in Florida
    • Rasha and Saad are from Syria
  • Patrick appeared briefly in the opening credits of Degrassi High. He is among the crowd of kids walking away from a set of lockers to make way for the zooming butt at the end.
  • He and his ex-girlfriend Spike were both fans of the Pogues.
  • In A New Start, Tessa Campanelli bumped into Patrick on her first day at Degrassi High School.
  • His surname was never revealed.

Relationships[]

Main article: Christine-Patrick Relationship

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