All About Sligo

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1. In which province will you find Sligo? Munster Connacht Ulster Leinster

2. The Irish (Gaelic)name for Sligo is "Sligeach". What does this mean? Watery Place Full of Bars Full of Silage Full of Shells

3. What is the area of Sligo county? 836 square kilometres 2,306 square kilometres 1,306 square kilometres 1,836 square kilometres

4. Which river flows through Sligo Town? The Garavogue The Foyle The Moy The Barrow

5. The largest megalithic cemetery in Ireland is located four miles from Sligo Town. What is this area called? Carrowmore Carrowkeel Newgrange Loughcrew

6. County Sligo has three golf links courses. Where will you find them? Rosses Point, Ballymote, Ballybunion Rosses Point, Enniscrone, Strandhill Enniscrone, Portmarnock, Salthill Strandhill, Portrush, Ballyshannon

7. Seven kilometres north east of Tubbercurry, Sligo there is a hill of great archaeological interest, called Knocknashee. What does this name mean? Womens' Hill Hill of the Fairies Snowy Hill Barren Hill

8. Which of these lakes is NOT found in County Sligo? Lough Gara Lough Easkey Lough Talt Lough Nanannagh

9. What is Sligo's highest mountain? Knocknashee Truskmore Knocknarea Ben Bulben

10. Which legendary Irish person is rumoured to be buried at the top of Knocknarea, a mountain eight kilometres south of Sligo Town? Granuaile (Grace O'Malley) Cúchulainn Queen Maeve Fionn MacCumhaill (Finn McCool)