Name______________________________________________

What Am I?

Read the clues from the book to guess the riddle. Circle the correct answer.

1. I am a bird that lives in Ireland.  I fly        2. I am a famous craft. I am made in the
    along the coast. I hunt for prey.                   the coastal town of Waterford. What
    What am I?                                                   am I?

          a swan             a wader                                     china               crystal

                    a merlin                                                               pottery

3. I am a holiday. On this day, men              4. I am a traditional musical 
    wear costumes and paint their                      instrument. I am powered by
    faces. They go to houses looking                 bellows. I am well known and
    for money to bury a dead bird.                      important in Irish music. What
    What am I?                                                     am I?

       St. Patrick's Day         Easter                            ceilidhs           bodhran

                 St. Stephen's Day                                            uilleann pipes

5. I am a type of food. I am often                  6. I am a favorite old game. I am
    part of a large breakfast. People                   similar to field hockey. Players
    make me with baking soda and                     use a curved stick and ball. I am
    buttermilk. What am I?                                   played by women. What am I?

        Irish stew        tarts                                              camogie           cricket

                 soda bread                                                              rugby 

           Challenge: Use the book to make your own riddle. Have a friend solve it.

Based on Ireland by Kathleen W. Deady                                       For more activities go to www.kathleendeady.com