Around Ireland By Song

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1. I'm sitting in a local bar one night, someone puts a song on the juke-box. The song is 'My Lagan Love' it makes me feel homesick for my native city on the River Lagan. Which major Irish city stands on the River Lagan? Derry Cork Galway Belfast

2. The next morning, having paid a visit to my native city, I set off on my journey. My plan, confused and convoluted as it is, is to listen to the radio and visit the first Irish place mentioned in a song. I don't have long to wait as the haunting strains of 'Carrickfergus' fill the air. I start the car and head northward. Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, is famous for which of the following? A Celtic Ring-fort A Medieval Banqueting Hall A Roman Bath A Norman Castle

3. Well back in the car again, I turn on the radio and wait for fate to decide my next destination. After a couple of false starts (I was almost on my way too Xanadu), the station plays 'Mary of Dungloe' in which Irish county is Dungloe? Donegal Tipperary Sligo Laois

4. I am now on the second day of my travels. While I have breakfast the radio is playing 'The Rare Ould Times'. My thoughts turn to Dublin, Ireland's capital city, My father was born in The Rotunda, Dublin's main maternity hospital. Where in Dublin is The Rotunda? Collins Avenue Dorset Street Parnell Square Connelly Gardens

5. After a night in Dublin, which thankfully coincided with the 'All Ireland Football Final' the premier tournament in Gaelic sport, I meet a group of people singing 'One Fair County' the county they are singing about, is known as the Orchard County, which Irish county is it? Offaly Armagh Lietrim Kerry

6. Having visited the city of Armagh and spending the night at home, I live nearby, I reflect on yesterday's visit to Armagh. Which of the following can you visit two of in the city? Cathedrals Castles Prisons Observatories

7. Back on the road again, the radio is playing 'The Hills of Connemara' I'm in Newry, Co. Down. Which general direction must I take to reach Connemara? East North West South

8. After seeing Connemara's glorious scenery, I need an urban fix, the radio has just played a song about a city and a shawl and I decide to pay a visit. I drive into the city and spend some time in Eyre Square, which city am I in? Galway Waterford Limerick Cork

9. I bend the rules a little, there is a place I just could not miss, I'm in the general area, so rather than wait for the radio, I play a CD version of 'The Cliffs of Moher' and head in that direction. In which Irish county are the Cliffs of Moher? Westmeath Mayo Kerry Clare

10. Home beckons and I need a song to get me there, once again I change the rules, I call the local radio station, explain my predicament and request 'Star of the Co. Down'. The song tells the story of Rosie McCann from which town? Bangor Dromore Banbridge Newcastle