St. Patrick's Day
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  St. Patrick's Day
Word List
Druids
Dublin
Erin Go Bragh
Ireland
Maewyn
St. Patrick
Wales
clover
gold
green
legend
leprechaun
limerick
lucky
monastery
pagan
pirates
rainbow
shamrock
slavery
snakes
 
 


Matching

Match each definition with a word.


1.   It is a tradition to wear clothes of this color on St. Patrick's Day.

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2.   A very valuable yellow metal. According to one legend, leprechauns will steal this from you!

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3.   Maewyn considered himself a ____, not a saint.

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4.   Once the pirates reached Ireland, they sold Maewyn into ____.

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5.   One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. St. Patrick was born here.

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6.   A funny poem written with five lines. The first two lines and the last line all rhyme. The third and the fourth lines rhyme.

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7.   A sweet-smelling plant with three leaves on each stem.

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8.   An arc of light in the sky with many colors. Some people believe there is gold at the end of this!

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9.   The patron saint of Ireland.

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10.   To have good things happen. It is ____ to find a four-leaf clover.

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11.   One myth tells about St. Patrick's driving all the ____ out of Ireland.

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12.   The name given to Patrick when he was born.

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13.   The capital of Ireland.

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14.   A mischievous elf in Irish folklore. They enjoy playing pranks on people!

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15.   An island west of Great Britain. This island achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921. Patrick is the patron saint of ____.

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16.   A story that, like a myth, has been handed down from earlier times.

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17.   A religious community where monks live and work. During his lifetime, Patrick established many of these in Ireland.

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18.   People who attack and steal from ships at sea. Maewyn was captured by ____ and taken to Ireland.

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19.   A kind of three-leaf clover. This is also Ireland's national emblem.

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20.   A common greeting in Ireland, which means "Ireland Forever!"

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21.   The pre-Christian priests among the Celts of ancient Ireland. The ____ did not like Patrick's Christian teachings.

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22.   This is the part of your body that contains your eyes, nose, mouth, and brain.

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