St. Patrick's Day ~ St. Patrick's Day History and Origins from Emotions Greeting Cards

Happy St. Patrick's Day
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They say there's a pot of gold at the end of every rainbow!

St. Patrick was a man of God
who came to Erin's land
With a loving prayer within his heart,
a shamrock in his hand.
He used the three-leafed shamrock
to help all the people see
How there could be three persons
in the Holy Trinity.
And the faith the Irish learned from him
today can still be found -
A heritage as lovely
as the countryside around.

Feeling Irish????
On March 17th, we will celebrate St. Patrick's Day. St. Patrick's Day is the greatest ethnic celebration in North America. At last count there are more that 125 parades for Ireland's National hero here in the United States. And as we all know, EVERYONE is Irish on St. Patrick's Day!

Sharpen your pencils and test your knowledge of St. Patrick
and the Great Land of Ireland with our 17 question quiz.
Be sure to print out this page and share it with your friends and family.

1. What are the three colors in the flag of Ireland?

2. St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City is the largest Catholic Cathedral in the United States. Australia has 164 churches named St. Patrick's, Britain has 73, Canada has 65 and Ireland has 166. How many churches in the United States are name St. Patrick's?

3. The United States is the home of the oldest known painting of St. Patrick, dating from 1300. Where would you find this painting?

4. What river is dyed green every year on St. Patrick's Day? Happy St. Patrick's Day

5. What is the official emblem of Ireland?

6. What year was the first St. Patrick's Day Parade?

7. Why do we wear "green" on St. Patrick's Day? (and the answer is NOT, so you don't get pinched!)

8. Where was St. Patrick born? Happiness is finding a pot of gold!

9. Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day on March 17th?

10. The most famous legend about St. Patrick is that he drove out the _______________________________________ from Ireland.

11. How many States in the United States have cities with Irish names?

12. What is a "Ceili"?

13. Leprechaun's are known to work hard and are skilled at making what?

14. "There is a stone that whoever kisses O he never misses, to grow, eloquent". Of course we are talking about the Blarney Stone. What is "Blarney"?

15. What is a "Shillelagh?

Top of the Day to You. 16. It was born at Shannon Airport in the 1950's by a barman called Joe Shendan. What is it?

17. What is the basic currency of Ireland?

Click the Pot of Gold to learn about St. Patrick, The Shamrock, The Blarney Stone,
St. Patrick's Day and much much more.
Hint! You'll find all the trivia answers here!

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Take Me Back Home,
I want to spend my Gold!