Movies Set in Ireland Trivia Quiz

Answer: Limerick

The movie is set in the 1930s and '40s and tells the story of Frank McCourt life and childhood in Limerick. The film was directed by Alan Parker and starred Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens and Michael Legge.

Answer: Neil Jordan

The movie is set in the 1960s about a twelve year old boy and his life with his alcoholic father after the death of his mother. Redmond Morris produced the movie along with Neil Jordan. Patrick McCabe wrote the story and Eamon Owens played the role of Francis.

Answer: Co. Kerry

'Darby O'Gill and the Little People' is set in the town of Rathcullen in County Kerry. Albert Sharpe plays the role of Darby O'Gill and Janet Munro plays his daughter Katie. Sean Connery also stars in the movie.

Answer: John Ford

'The Quiet Man' is a romantic drama film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen and Barry Fitzgerald. The film is set in Ireland in the 1930s when Sean Thornton an Irish-American from Pittsburgh, returns to Ireland to reclaim his family's farm in Innisfree.

Answer: Little Nellie Kelly

Though Judy's only death scene was in the movie, she also played the role of the daughter of the character who died. She played both Nellie Kelly and Little Nellie Kelly. The movie is about the marriage of Jerry Kelly and Nellie Noonan over the objections of her father, Michael Noonan. Nellie dies while giving birth to little Nellie and years later Nellie falls in love with Dennis Fogarty, the son of Michael's old friend Timothy Fogarty and the squabbling between Nellie's father and grandfather intensifies.

Answer: Nora

The movie is about the life of James Joyce and his wife Nora Barnacle. Ewan McGregor plays the role of James Joyce and Susan Lynch the role of Nora Barnacle. The plot is set in Dublin in 1904 when James Joyce meets and fall in love with Nora Barnacle, a hotel maid from Galway. Throughout the marriage Joyce suspects that Nora is having affairs with his brother Stanislaus and their close friend Roberto.

Answer: Tamar Simon Hoffs

This is a 2003 drama film based on the stage play by Joseph O'Connor and about the emotional twists and turns of family relationships. The movie starred Malcolm McDowell and Olivia Tracey.

Answer: Dublin

This is a story written by Roddy Doyle about a teacher who falls in love with a strange young woman. The movie is directed by Kieron J Walsh and is his first feature film.

Answer: The Magdalene Sisters

These homes were run by individual religious orders in the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland. One Magdalen inmate Mary-Jo McDonagh states that the reality of the Magdalene Asylums was much worse than in the film.

Answer: Isle of Man

'Waking Ned' is a 1998 comedy film written and directed by Kirk Jones. It stars Ian Bannen, David Kelly and Fionnula Flanagan. The film is better known in North America as 'Waking Ned Devine'. The movies is about when two best friends hear that somebody in their tiny village of Tulaigh Mhór in Ireland has won the Irish National Lottery and they go to find the winner so they can share his wealth.

The film was nominated for and won several awards including the Screen Actors Guild, Satellite Awards, and the National Board of Review.