St. Patrick´s Day 2023

Match the numbers and dates to the facts in the opposite column.      

1. 17^th March                                    a. number of spectators in a parade
2. 5^th century                                    b. Kidnapped by Irish raiders
3. aged 16                                        c. shamrock have these
4. 6 years                                         d, the Irish potato famine
5. March 17^th 461                             e, first Irish parade in New York
6. 3 leaves                                        f. St Patrick's Day
7. 18^th century Ireland                      g. St Patrick died
8. 1840's                                          h. participants in the parade
9. 1762                                             i. in captivity
10. 2 hundred thousand                     j. St Patrick was born
11. 3 million                                        k. people started wearing shamrock

                                      

Now watch the video again answer the following questions.

1.   What nationality was St Patrick?

2.   What work did he dedicate his life to?

3.   What did Patrick do according to one myth?

4.   What did this symbolise?

5.   What did Patrick use the leaves of the shamrock for?

6.   What was the result of this?

7.   Where did the tradition of parades start?

8.   What did the Irish people do during the potato famine?