Irish History Quiz

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That was fun, but it was too easy!!! Want more questions.

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heheh.

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Okay..how about this one. I didn't write the questions...but found it online. Take the quiz first, then visit the link at the bottom of them for the answers.


History
During which years did the Irish Potato Famine take place?

In what year did the Phoenix Park murders take place?


What was the common name for phytophthora infetans, a major cause of the crisis?


Which people from the British mainland came to Ireland when James I was on the British throne?


Which Society, also called the Quakers, was at the forefront of famine relief?


Which Rule movement was led by Parnell?


What was Parnell's first name?


Where did most people emigrate to after the Famine of the 1840s?


Who was the first High King of Ireland?


What was John Barry known as?


In Co Mayo in 1798, who landed 1,000 men at Killala?


Which famous Irish siege lasted from 18 December 1688 to 28 July 1689?


Which Oliver came to Ireland in the mid 17th century?


When did Dublin celebrate the Millennium of its birth?


Which President of Ireland resigned on 22 October 1976 following the comments of the then Minister for Defence Patrick Donegan?

Who was known as the Liberator?


On whose tombstone are the words "He is now where fierce indignation can no longer tear his heart"?


Which Scandinavians invaded Ireland in the 9th and 10th centuries?


Who was the Mayo-born man who became the " Father of the Argentinian Navy "?


In what year did the Irish Civil War break out?


The statues of Fidelity, Mercury and Hibernian top which building in Dublin?


Michael Collins was killed in an ambush between Bandon and where?


Which British PM (initials W.E.) supported Home Rule?


Where is he buried?


What marks the spot where he died?


In what year was the Easter Rising?


In what month was it?


Who travelled on 'coffin ships'?


Where did Michael Collins fight during the Rising?


What was the IRB?


Was Catholic emancipation seen in the former or latter half of the 19th century?


Who became leader of the Home Rule Party after Isaac Butt in 1879?


In 1961, at the siege of Limerick who led the Irish forces?


What population count took place in 1851, 1861 and 1871?


Which Cumann na Gael Cabinet Minister was assassinated on July 1927?


When was Douglas Hyde elected as Ireland's first President?


The freedom of Cork City in November 1998 for his role in the Irish Peace Process was awarded to whom?


Was Gaelic or English the main language in Ireland in the 19th Century?


The English Pale surrounded which city?


The Irish Brigade fought for Franco in which war?


In which Italian City did Daniel O'Connell die?


Where would you find the historical site of Newgrange?


In which century was the Battle of the Boyne?


The Titanic was built at which Irish shipyard?


What was the first name of the 18th century politician Grattan?











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