Irish History 2

In what year was the Easter Rising?	1916
In what month was it?	April
Who wrote '50 things you didn't know about 1916'?	Mick O'Farrell
Who created the Death of Cuchulainn sculpture?	Oliver Sheppard
Who travelled on 'coffin ships'?	Emigrants
Where did Michael Collins fight during the Rising?	The General Post Office
What was the IRB?	Irish Republican Brotherhood
Was Catholic emancipation seen in the former or latter half of the 19th century?	Former
Who became leader of the Home Rule Party after Isaac Butt in 1879?	Charles Stewart Parnell
Who was the leader of Cumann na mBan (the League of Women)?	Constance Markievicz
In 1691, at the siege of Limerick who led the Irish forces?	Patrick Sarsfield
Which Cumann na Gael Cabinet Minister was assassinated on July 1927?	Kevin O'Higgins
When was Douglas Hyde elected as Ireland's first President?	1938
The freedom of Cork City in November 1998 for his role in the Irish Peace Process was awarded to whom?	George Mitchell
Was Gaelic or English the main language in Ireland in the 19th Century?	English
The English Pale surrounded which city?	Dublin
The Irish Brigade fought for Franco in which war?	Spanish Civil War
In which Italian City did Daniel O'Connell die?	Genoa
Where would you find the historical site of Newgrange?	County Meath
The statues of Fidelity, Mercury and Hibernian top which building in Dublin?	The GPO, O'Connell Street
Michael Collins was killed in an ambush between Bandon and where?	Macroom
Which British PM (initials W.E.) supported Home Rule?	Gladstone
Where is he buried?	Prospect Cemetary
What marks the spot where he died?	A Stone cross