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Which famous river runs through Dublin?

River Liffey

What is the most northerly county in Ireland?

Donegal

Where is the 'lake isle of Innisfree'?

On Lough Gill, Sligo

Which C is the river on which Galway stands?

The Corrib

What is the most southerly county in Ireland?

Cork

What is the largest county in Ireland?

Cork

What is the smallest county in Ireland

Louth

In which county is Blarney Castle?

County Cork

What is the county town of Leitrim?

Carrick-on-Shannon

What is Killbegs, in Donegal, main industry

Commerical fishing

Lough Kee is in which county?

Roscommon

Name the river that flows through Belfast?

Lagan

Name the county town in Mayo that featured in John Ford's The Quiet Man?

Cong

Name Mayo's county town?

Castlebar

Which County K has the Nore and the Barrow?

Kilkenny

Which town of Co. Antrim beginning with C has a name meaning 'rock of Fergus'?

Carrickfergus

Which K is Ireland's only inland city?

Kilkenny

Which E is the county town of Fermanagh?

Enniskillen

The villages of Drumshambo and Dowra are located in which Irish county?

County Leitrim

Athlone is situated at the southern end of which lake?

Lough Ree

Which Irish town name means "Ford of the Kings"?

Athenry

In which county is Roaringwater Bay located?

County Cork

Which of these towns is most Northerly - Ballyshannon, Letterkenny or Buncrana?

Buncrana

How many counties does County Tipperary border?

8

Which city lies where the river Lagan meets the Belfast Lough?

Belfast

Which two Irish cities are situated at either end of the N9 Primary Route?

Dublin and Waterford

Where would you find Kate Kearney's Cottage?

County Kerry

In Connacht, which county does not have a coastline?

County Roscommon

How many counties touch the River Shannon?

11

Which town's name translates as "Church of the sloes"?

Killarney

Which group of islands in Ireland also give their name to a type of sweater?

The Aran Islands

Name the county town of Leitrim?

Carrick-on-Shannon

Which holy place is regarded as the Lourdes of Ireland?

Knock

On which river would you find the Powerscourt Waterfall?

The River Dargle

Where in Ireland would you find Bangor Erris?

County Mayo

Which river flows under Dublin Castle?

The River Poddle

Cathair na Mairt is the Irish name for which Mayo town?

Westport

In which Leinster county would you find the village of Kilmuckridge?

County Wexford

Where would you find Kilkenny West and the River Inny?

County Westmeath

The largest park in Dublin is?

The Phoenix Park

Where did Dublin get it's name?

From 'Dubh linn' meaning "dark pool"

According to legend the devil spat out what?

The Rock of Cashel