Irish Pronunciations
Bodhran
What is Bow - rawn?
The hero of the Ulster cycle sometimes compared to Achilles.
Who is Cú Chulainn?
The author of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Who is C.S. Lewis?
The name of the drum used in Irish traditional music.
What is the bodhran?
St. Patrick drove these from Ireland.
What are snakes?
Saoirse
What is Sur - sha?
This legendary animal was eaten by Fionn as a boy.
What is the Salmon of Knowledge?
The actor who plays the character Gilderoy Lockhart in the second Harry Potter movie.
Who is Kenneth Branagh?
This Irish dance was originally in duple compound metre, (e.g., 12/8 time).
What is the jig?
The piece of armor St. Patrick is known for.
What is St. Patrick's breastplate?
Oisín
What is Uh - sheen?
This ailment crippled the men of Ulster and kept them from defending their lands when Queen Maeve of Connaught invaded.
What is labor pains?
The author of Ulysses.
The mouth does this while playing the Irish uilleann pipes.
What is nothing?
St. Patrick lived in this century.
What is the 5th century?
Fionn Mac Cumhaill
What is Fyon (or Finn) Ma - Cool?
These venomous animals killed 900 men in the Irish legend Mongan's Frenzy.
What are sheep?
The leading figure of Ireland's War of Independence of 1919.
Who is Michael Collins?
This 2022 Oscar-winning movie features an Irish fiddle player named Colm played by Brendan Gleeson.
What is The Banshees of Inisherin?
St. Patrick spent this many days on top of a mountain.
What is 40 days?
Beochaoineadh
What is Bay-oh-keen-yu?
This was the reason for Connaught's invasion of Ulster in The Táin.
What is a very special bovine?
This was Grace O'Malley's chosen illicit vocation in the 16th century.
What is piracy?
This is the title of this famous folk song (played by The Dubliners).
What is The Rocky Road to Dublin?
The local chieftain, Dichu, had this role in St. Patrick's ministry.
What is St. Patrick's first convert?