All About Sligo

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

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? 1,836 square kilometres 1,306 square kilometres 836 square kilometres 2,306 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? Newgrange Carrowmore Carrowkeel Loughcrew

6. County Sligo has three golf links courses. Where will you find them? Rosses Point, Enniscrone, Strandhill Enniscrone, Portmarnock, Salthill Rosses Point, Ballymote, Ballybunion 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? Hill of the Fairies Snowy Hill Womens' Hill Barren Hill

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 Queen Maeve Fionn MacCumhaill (Finn McCool) Granuaile (Grace O'Malley)