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- 4. A four-leaf ____________ is believed to bring good luck.
- 5. One of the most common vegetables in Ireland, it's large and green.
- 7. Traditional ____________ in Belfast and Dublin have been cancelled again, just like last year, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
- 9. It has three leaves and it is the symbol of Ireland.
- 11. Saint Patrick is Ireland's patron ____________.
- 13. Saint Patrick brought ______________ to Ireland in the fifth century.
- 14. It's quite heavy, but for good luck, hang a ____________ on your door!
- 16. The colours of the Irish flag are green, white and ______________.
- 17. The biggest city in Ireland is ______________.
- 20. _____________ such as the Opera House in Sydney and the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw often turn green for St Patrick's Day.
- 21. Even a Smurf __________ in Brussels is going green for St Patrick's Day this year.
- 23. Ireland is known as the "____________ isle" because of its rolling hills and valleys with forty shades of green, according to a Johnny Cash song.
- 25. If you want to look like an Irish gentleman for St Patrick's Day, you should wear a hat on your head and a ___________ on your collar.
- 26. The number of Irish Americans is seven times greater than the _______________ of Ireland.
- 28. The biggest city in Northern Ireland is ______________.
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- 1. The ____________ crop failed in Ireland in 1845 because of infestation and close to 1 million poor Irishmen emigrated to America to escape famine.
- 2. A ____________ is a small supernatural creature in Irish folklore, usually shown as a bearded man who wears a green suit and hat.
- 3. The Dubliners is a popular Irish __________ band.
- 4. Blarney and Kilkenny are famous ____________ in Ireland.
- 6. In 1762, Irish ___________ organized the first St Patrick's Day parade in New York, wearing
- 8. In 2011, the St Patrick's Day parade celebrated its 250th __________________.
- 10. costumes which were then banned in Ireland.
- 12. In 1962, a new St Patrick's tradition started in Chicago - the city's _____________ was dyed green.
- 15. Very similar to Poland's gołąbki, the Irish like to eat cabbage ____________.
- 18. There are almost four million ___________ in Ireland in 35,000 flocks.
- 19. "How ya?" is a popular Irish ______________.
- 22. At St Patrick's Day parades, the most characteristic sound comes from bands playing ____________.
- 24. St Patrick's Day is on 17th ____________.
- 26. A lot of Guinness is sold on St Patrick's Day, as much as 13 million _______________.
- 27. It is the national flower of England.
