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Famous Landmarks in Ireland
Quiz: Irish landmarks and popular tourist destinations
- According to Irish mythology, what did the legend of Fionn MacCumhaill build?
- What is the name of the Belfast 'quarter' which is one of Europe's largest urban waterfront regeneration projects?
- Can you name the sea cliffs located in County Clare which are one of the most popular tourist destinations in Ireland?
- Which street has been the centre of shopping in Ireland since Victorian times? Clue: It's not O'Connell Street or Henry Street.
- Can you name the 5,200-year-old prehistoric monument in County Meath, overlooking the River Boyne?
- What do you lie on your back to kiss in a structure built in 1446 by Dermot McCarthy, King of Munster?
- Dominating the Belfast skyline, what exactly are Samson and Goliath?
- The General Post Office was the last great Georgian public building to be erected in Dublin and is famous as the headquarters of which 1916 event?
- Tourists visit Trinity College, in Dublin, to see which world famous 9th century manuscript?
- First erected 350 years ago by salmon fisherman, what sort of construction is Carrick-a-Rede famous for? We need an exact answer for the point!
- A visit to Dublin's Storehouse is all about experiencing the history of which Irish product?
- Name the largest enclosed city park in Europe which is also one of Dublin's oldest?
- It's said to be good luck to rub which statue in Suffolk Street, Dublin?
- The visitor centre in Oldbridge, County Meath, gives an insight into which 1690 battle?
Answers
- The Giant’s Causeway (40,000 basalt columns)
- Titanic Quarter
- The Cliffs of Moher
- Grafton Street
- Newgrange Tomb
- The Blarney Stone
- Shipbuilding gantry cranes (the largest free standing cranes in the world)
- Easter Rising, or Easter Rebellion
- Book of Kells
- A rope bridge
- Guinness beer
- The Pheonix Park
- The Molly Malone statue
- The Battle of the Boyne