All About Sligo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Barren Hill Snowy Hill Hill of the Fairies

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

9. What is Sligo's highest mountain? Truskmore Knocknarea Knocknashee 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? Cúchulainn Granuaile (Grace O'Malley) Fionn MacCumhaill (Finn McCool) Queen Maeve