Sport
What sport governed by the GAA, is played with a stick and a ball?
Hurling
What catastrophic event, occurring in 19th century Ireland, reduced the population by 20-25 percent and was caused in part by blight? In Gaelic it’s called “An Gorta Mor.”
The Great Famine
What is the longest river in Ireland.
The Shannon
Which initials did poet Yeats have?
W.B
This Irish holiday is celebrated globally on March 17th.
St.Patrick's Day
Irelands National rugby and soccer team share a stadium in Dublin, what is the name of this stadium?
Aviva
In 1916 there was a big revolt against British rule in Ireland. What was it called?
The Easter Rising
Ireland is divided into provinces, how many provinces is Irleand divided up into and what are their names?
4, Munster, Lenster, Ulster, Connacht
Where is the Book Of Kells on display?
Trinity College, Dublin
What traditional Irish musical instrument is featured on coins and official state symbols?
The Harp
What female Irish boxer became world champion and an Olympic Gold medalist?
Katie Taylor
Meaning "chief" or "leader," what T-word is used as a title for the Prime Minister of Ireland?
Taoiseach
What is the biggest county in Ireland?
Cork
Which Irish poet won the Nobel Prize for their poem The Lake Isle of Innisfree.
W.B. Yeats
Riverdance is know all around the world as a stage show, but at what music competion did it first debut?
The Eurovision
In 2016 Irish rowing was thrust into the global spotlight when brothers _____and _____O’Donovan, of Skibbereen Rowing Club, won silver at the Rio Olympics in the lightweight men’s double sculls. What were their names?
Paul and Gary O'Donovan
What hero of the Irish struggle of independence was the subject of a 1996 biopic starring Liam Neeson?
Michael Collins
What Irish county is known as “The Kingdom.”
Kerry
The Book of Kells was written in what language?
Latin
What Celtic festival marks the beginning of winter and was the origin of Halloween?
Samhain
The Curragh is in what Irish county?
Kildare
What year did Ireland become a republic and left the British Commonwealth.
1949
What is the most northerly county in Ireland?
Donegal
"The field" was written byJohn B. Keane, but what is the name of the main Character
The Bull McCabe
In the television programme Father Ted July 19th is mentioned to have been the date a certain county was liberated from Indians, what county was this?
Galway