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Freddy’s Fun Facts Meet the Real

The Republic of Ireland is 12%
smaller than the state of Indiana.
St. Patrick

Dublin, the capital of the Republic
of Ireland, is also the largest city What comes to mind when you hear of
with one million people. St. Patrick's Day? Shamrocks, wearing
green, leprechauns, Ireland?

Most children wear You may be surprised to know that St. Patrick
uniforms to school.
wasn’t Irish. He was born in Britain.

Irish eat European style At age 16, he was kidnapped by raiders and
with their fork in the left hand taken to Ireland as a slave. While captive,
and their knife in the right Patrick became a Christian. Later he escaped
hand. from Ireland and returned to Britain. He thought
his time in Ireland was over.
Although it is as far north But . . . God had other plans!
as Canada, it rarely snows
in Ireland. One night Patrick had a vision of people in the West
of Ireland asking him to come back.

In Ireland cars travel on the left
side of the road. After that, he had a heavy burden to tell the Irish
people about the love of Jesus. He wanted them to

Two favorite types of crisps know how they could have eternal life, just like him.
(potato chips) are cheese and onion,
and salt and vinegar. Around age 45, Patrick set off for Ireland. He spent the rest
of his life sharing the Gospel with the Irish people.

The ”c” in Celtic is pronounced Many stories about St. Patrick have been passed down
like a “k”. through the years. Some are just fun folk tales, but one
thing that is true is Patrick’s deep faith and his commit to
sharing it with the Irish people.

Cook’s Corner: Everyone enjoys
a slice of Irish soda bread—especially if there
is homemade jam to go with it!

Journey to Ireland without
leaving home. Visit famous
sites, join in celebrations,
even learn a few Irish
words. See if children play
the same sports as you or
wear the same kinds of
clothes.

A Visit to Ireland by
Rachael Bell
ISBN-10: 1432912887

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