After 1922, Ireland became two different regions. A mainly ......................... Republic of Ireland and a mainly Protestant Northern Ireland.
Catholic
The terrible Potato Famine lasted about .............. years.
six
The Newgrange is an ancient temple famous because something extraordinary happens there annually, on the ....................... day of the year, the 21st of December.
shortest
The most famous legend about St. Patrick says he expelled all the ............. from Ireland.
snakes
At Halloween, the custom of " .......... or ........ " started in Ireland.
"trick or treat"
The Irish farm workers were very poor and survived on potatoes. This was the main ........... of Ireland.
crop
The Gian'ts Causeway is a road, or a ........., over wet ground.
path
Northern Ireland is part of the ...................
UK
Sinn Fein is Irish for " ........., ..................."
"We, Ourselves"
Jeanie Johnston made 16 journeys between Ireland and North America, transporting more than 2,500 people during the Potato Famine. Jeanie Johnston was a ...............
ship
The farm workers had nothing to eat and more than 1 million people died from ......................
starvation
Leprechauns spend their time making .......... and collecting gold coins in a pot at the end of the rainbow.
shoes
Leprechauns is a type of male ............
fairy
The patron saint of Ireland is ........ .............
Saint Patrick
There are mountains around the coast of Ireland, but the central area is very low and ...............
flat
Around 400 AD, the ............... decided they needed slaves to work their land.
celts
In 1607, James I sent Protestants English farmers to Ireland and the Irish Catholic became .................. on their land.
tenants
According to the legend, if you kiss the "Blarney Stone", you will ............. with great eloquence.
speak
Some Irish believe that when a Banshee appears, a member of their family is going to .......
die
The Burren is famous for the huge variety of ................that grow there, including 22 different types of orchids.
plants
On St Patrick's Day there are many parades and people wear green clothes, sometimes with a ................... on them.
shamrock
There are about 30,000 ............. living on the cliffs of Moher.
birds
People of Ireland and in many places around the world celebrate St Patrick's Day on ......... ..............
17Th March
The capital of the Republic of Ireland is ......................
Dublin
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