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Links of Irish Interest Ireland |
This site has developed as a result of the fun quizzes (and the serious ones!) which have been held in the Irish Chat rooms by chatters from all parts of the globe with a common interest in all things Irish. Many of the questions have a strong Irish flavour but there are questions of a general nature from other corners of the world. We hope that you will find these questions both useful and entertaining.
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Prior to her election which University was Irish President Mary McAleese a Professor? |
Queen's University Belfast |
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Where was Michael Flatley, Irish dancing superstar, born? |
United States of America |
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Where and what are the Knockmealsowns? |
Mountains in County Waterford |
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What is the Irish House of Representatives called? |
Dail Eireann |
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What is the name of the Irish Tourist Board? |
Bord Failte |
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What feared title was given to Grace O'Malley? |
Pirate Queen |
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According to the song, what did Molly Malone sell on the streets of Dublin? |
Cockles and Mussels |
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What kind of food are crubeens? |
Pig's feet |
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Whose last words were reputedly "Either this wallpaper goes or I do"? |
Oscar Wilde |
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Which Pope visited Knock, Co. Mayo in 1979? |
John Paul II |
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What is a small island north of Howth in County Dublin known as? |
Ireland's Eye |
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The pneumatic tyre was developed by whom? |
John Boyd Dunlop |
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What is the Irish Senate known as? |
'Seanad Eireann" |
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What does 'Erin Go Bragh' mean? |
'Ireland for ever' |
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What was Michael Collins' fiancee called? |
Kitty Kiernan |
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What is St Brendan commonly known as? |
The Navigator |
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What is the other main ingredient of champ with potatoes? |
Scallions (spring onions) |
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What is 'a wake'? |
A celebration of the life of the deceased |
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How many leaves does a shamrock have? |
Three |
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Dr. Marie Cassidy was appointed to what position during January 1998? |
Assistant State Pathologist |
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Which Irish newspaper was first published on 5 September 1931? |
The Irish Press |
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Who played the part of Eamon de Valera in the 1995 film "Michael Collins"? |
Alan Rickman |
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What was the most popular name given to boys born in the Rep. of Ireland during 1999 according to the CSO? |
Connor |
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Which writer James shares his name with a tower in Dun Laoghaire? |
Joyce |
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Who shares a memorial with Alcock commemorating their trans-Atlantic flight from Newfoundland? |
Brown |
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Where did they land? |
Clifden |
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Which early Biblical couple appear on the Tynan Village Cross? |
Adam and Eve |
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Was Dublin's Abbey Theatre created in the 18th or the 20th century? |
20th |
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Which house in Dublin with a long history is the current home of the Dept. of the Environment? |
Custom House |
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What type of mariner's beacon is at Hook Head, Co. Wexford? |
Lighthouse |
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Dublin's Rotunda hospital pioneered the training of which nurses who help with childbirth? |
Midwives |
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Which O is the location for the Battle of the Boyne? |
Oldbridge |
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Which T is the county of the Golden Vale? |
Tipperary |
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Which B was the fictional TV village filmed in Avoca? |
Ballykissangel |
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Which Irish Columban priest spent 5 months in jail in the Phillipines during 1984? |
Fr. Niall O' Brien |
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What was the most popular name given to girls born in the Rep. of Ireland during 1999? |
Chloe |
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What do the letters REPS stand for in relation to Irish farming? |
Rural Enviroment Protection scheme |
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What was the name of the man who formed the Brothers of the Christian Schools (Christian Brothers)? |
Edmund Ignatius Rice |
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Who wrote 'Romantic Ireland's dead and gone / It's with O'Leary in the grave'? |
W B Yeats |
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Which saint is associated with Lough Derg? |
Saint Patrick |