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DK Find Out: St. Patrick's Day
This is a short description of St. Patrick's Day and a picture of the Chicago River dyed green for the holiday.
https://www.dkfindout.com/us/more-find-out/festivals-and-holidays/saint-patricks-day/
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TED: The History of Saint Patrick
People celebrate St. Patrick's Day for a variety of reasons, but what are the origins of this holiday? Who was St. Patrick? Watch this video to learn more about St. Patrick, his life and legends.
http://ed.ted.com/featured/JhveuSxg
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All About the Holidays: St. Patrick's Day
PBS Learning has this animated video that describes St. Patrick and the traditions of St. Patrick's Day.
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/744f6cb7-4a1c-45d1-9f0a-98eb7b4bd6ed/st-patricks-day-all-about-the-holidays
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BBC: Religions - Saint Patrick
This page from the BBC: Religions website is about Saint Patrick. The page provides information about Patrick's life and writings, as well as myths about Patrick.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/saints/patrick_1.shtml
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The History Place: Irish Potato Famine
The History Place has a description of the Irish Potato Famine, describing life before the famine, then the blight and the many difficulties the Irish people faced.
http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/famine/index.html
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Island Ireland
An Internet directory to Irish art, culture and environment with hand-picked links to Irish history, architecture, music, news, genealogy, travel, literature, folk culture, archaeology, the Irish language and more.
http://islandireland.com/
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St. Patrick's Mission
This site explores the story behind Saint Patrick's life, the places he visited in Ireland, and the way he is remembered today. From Ireland's Eye.
http://www.irelandseye.com/paddy/saint_pat.html
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