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St. Patrick's Day Cloze Exercise



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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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