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Quiz about Clare To Here
Quiz about Clare To Here

Clare To Here Trivia Quiz


Being Irish, I could be really embarrassed if the information in this quiz is incorrect. If you're wondering about the quiz title, it comes from a song by Ralph McTell

A multiple-choice quiz by Gerry01. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Gerry01
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
172,778
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1095
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Question 1 of 10
1. The song 'The Boys From Killybegs' is an Irish folk standard. In which Irish county is the fishing port of Killybegs? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which city in the north of Ireland stands on the Clanrye River? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In which county is the town of Shannon? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Ballyjamesduff is in which county? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which Irish county was formerly known as Queens County? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In which Irish city would you find the River Farset? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What name is shared by two villages, one in Co. Tyrone, the other in Co. Sligo. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of these is a ferry port in County Dublin? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What river runs through Limerick? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What is Ireland's largest island? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The song 'The Boys From Killybegs' is an Irish folk standard. In which Irish county is the fishing port of Killybegs?

Answer: Donegal

The village of Killybegs is situated on an inlet of Donegal Bay. As well as fishing, the village also has a hand-knotted carpet industry.
2. Which city in the north of Ireland stands on the Clanrye River?

Answer: Newry

The Clanrye forms part of the boundary between counties Down and Armagh. So as not to be considered partisan and so it would not be in one county or the other, the then Newry Town Council built the Town Hall on 3 arches straddling the river. Newry was awarded city status in 2002.
3. In which county is the town of Shannon?

Answer: Clare

The town of Shannon was commissioned by the government in 1942 as the site of an army base. One of the largest towns in Co. Clare, it has a population of around 12,000. Shannon is 16 miles from Limerick and is the site of an international airport.
4. Ballyjamesduff is in which county?

Answer: Cavan

Remember Ballyjamesduff? In the song it's the place they implored Paddy Riley to come home to. Ballyjamesduff is a small market town 10 miles from Cavan Town.
5. Which Irish county was formerly known as Queens County?

Answer: Laois

Laois was constituted as Queens County in 1556, during the reign of Queen Mary. Built in 1830, the county hosts one of the largest prisons in Ireland at Portlaoise.
6. In which Irish city would you find the River Farset?

Answer: Belfast

A tributary of the River Lagan, the Farset has been covered over for many years. In the eighteenth century, ships moored along the Farset, in High Street, which was then Belfast's main street.
7. What name is shared by two villages, one in Co. Tyrone, the other in Co. Sligo.

Answer: Ballygawley

Ballygawley Co. Tyrone is a small village to the south of Omagh, the Co. Sligo village is one mile from a lough with the same name.
8. Which of these is a ferry port in County Dublin?

Answer: Dun Laoghaire

Dun Laoghaire is named after a fort built in the 5th century by Laoghaire. Laoghaire, the king of Tara, was converted to Christianity by St. Patrick.
9. What river runs through Limerick?

Answer: Shannon

At over 200 miles the River Shannon is the longest in the British Isles. Now linked by canal to Upper Lough Erne it also forms part of the British Isles' largest inland waterway.
10. What is Ireland's largest island?

Answer: Achill

Achill Island is now connected by bridge to Co. Mayo. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the island had a thriving Basking Shark industry.
Source: Author Gerry01

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