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During which years did the Irish Potato Famine
take place?
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1845 - 49
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In what year did the Phoenix Park murders take
place?
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1882
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What was the common name for phytophthora
infetans, a major cause of the crisis?
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Potato Blight
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Where in Ireland was the last fatal duel
fought.
(Thanks to Patrick Hegarty for this question,
answer Ref. source. H.P. SWAN, Romantic
Inishowen.)
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Druminderry Bridge. North East of Buncrana, Co.
Donegal.
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Which people from the British mainland came to
Ireland when James I was on the British throne?
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The Scots
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Which Society, also called the Quakers, was at
the forefront of famine relief?
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The Society of Friends
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Which Rule movement was led by Parnell?
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Home Rule
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What was Parnell's first name?
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Charles
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Where did most people emigrate to after the
Famine of the 1840s?
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USA
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Who was the first High King of Ireland?
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Brian Boru
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What was John Barry known as?
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'Father of the American Navy'
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In Co Mayo in 1798, who landed 1,000 men at
Killala?
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General Humbert, of France
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Which famous Irish siege lasted from 18 December
1688 to 28 July 1689?
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Derry
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Which Oliver came to Ireland in the mid 17th
century?
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Cromwell
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When did Dublin celebrate the Millennium of its
birth?
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1988
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Which President of Ireland resigned on 22
October 1976 following the comments of the then
Minister for Defence Patrick Donegan?
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Cearbhall O'Dalaigh
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Who was known as the Liberator?
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Daniel O'Connell
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On whose tombstone are the words "He is now
where fierce indignation can no longer tear his
heart"?
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Jonathan Swift
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Which Scandinavians invaded Ireland in the 9th
and 10th centuries?
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Vikings
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Who was the Mayo-born man who became the "
Father of the Argentinian Navy "?
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Admiral William Brown
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In what year did the Irish Civil War break
out?
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1922
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The statues of Fidelity, Mercury and Hibernian
top which building in Dublin?
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The GPO, O'Connell Street
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Michael Collins was killed in an ambush between
Bandon and where?
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Macroom
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Which British PM (initials W.E.) supported Home
Rule?
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Gladstone
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Where is he buried?
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Prospect Cemetary
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What marks the spot where he died?
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A Stone cross
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In what year was the Easter Rising?
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1916
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In what month was it?
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April
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Who travelled on 'coffin ships'?
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Emigrants
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Where did Michael Collins fight during the
Rising?
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The General Post Office
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What was the IRB?
|
Irish Republican Brotherhood
|
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Was Catholic emancipation seen in the former or
latter half of the 19th century?
|
Former
|
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Who became leader of the Home Rule Party after
Isaac Butt in 1879?
|
Charles Stewart Parnell
|
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In 1691, at the siege of Limerick who led the
Irish forces?
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Patrick Sarsfield
|
|
What population count took place in 1851, 1861
and 1871?
|
Census
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Which Cumann na Gael Cabinet Minister was
assassinated on July 1927?
|
Kevin O'Higgins
|
|
When was Douglas Hyde elected as Ireland's first
President?
|
1938
|
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The freedom of Cork City in November 1998 for
his role in the Irish Peace Process was awarded to
whom?
|
George Mitchell
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|
Was Gaelic or English the main language in
Ireland in the 19th Century?
|
English
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The English Pale surrounded which city?
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Dublin
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The Irish Brigade fought for Franco in which
war?
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Spanish Civil War
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In which Italian City did Daniel O'Connell
die?
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Genoa
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Where would you find the historical site of
Newgrange?
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County Meath
|
|
In which century was the Battle of the
Boyne?
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17th
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The Titanic was built at which Irish
shipyard?
|
Harland & Wolff
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What was the first name of the 18th century
politician Grattan?
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Henry
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