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| Name ________________________ | Date ____________________ |
| age | changed | Christain | culture | escape |
| established | Eventually | Ireland | Irish | language |
| learned | legend | miracles | near | Once |
| people | raised | religious | sent | snakes |
| St. Patrick's Day | stories | studied | traveled | went |
| worshipped | year | years |
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St. Patrick's Day is a _________________ holiday that has its roots in _________________. St. Patrick, whose real name was Maewyn Succat, was born sometime around the _________________ 389 A.D. At the _________________ of 16, Maewyn was kidnapped by _________________ pirates who had landed _________________ his home in England. During the _________________ that he was in Ireland, he _________________ the Irish _________________ and way of life. Having been born of _________________ parents and _________________ in a Christian home, Maewyn was troubled because the Irish _________________ many gods and spirits. _________________, Maewyn was able to _________________ from Irish slavery. He _________________ to France where he _________________ to become a priest. After 14 years of study, he was _________________ back to Ireland as a Bishop by the Pope. _________________ back in Ireland, Maewyn, who by now had _________________ his name to Patrick, _________________ all across the island and _________________ churches and schools. According to _________________, he also performed many _________________. One of the best known _________________ tells of Patrick driving all the _________________ out of Ireland. In the United States, _________________ has come to represent the Irish _________________ and the contributions of its _________________ to the United States. |
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