1. When is St Patrick’s Day? The day is 17^th March                                               

2. Why is this day celebrated as St Patrick’s Day? Is celebrated the day green

3. Where is it celebrated? Commemorate the death of St Patrick

4. When was St Patrick born? He was born in the fourth century

5. What happened to St Patrick at the age of 16? When he was 16 he thought of himself as a pagan

6. What did the saint see as his ‘calling’? was to try and convert all the pagans in Ireland to Christianity.

7. What is a shamrock? are three-leaved clovers found growing in patches on grass.

8. What use did St Patrick make of the shamrock?

9. What is a leprechaun? Leprechauns are little Irish fairies

10.What should you do if you meet a leprechaun? they are thought to work as shoe-makers for other fairies

11.Where is the blarney stone and what is special about it? The world famous Blarney Stone is on the top story

12.What does the word ‘blarney’ mean today?

13.Did St Patrick drive all the snakes out of Ireland?

14.What should you wear on St Patrick’s Day?

15.What do children do on St Patrick’s Day?

16.What do people traditionally eat on St Patrick’s Day?

17.What do pub owners do on St Patrick’s Day?