Pot Luck Irish Questions 7
Who is the Cork born Grand National winning jockey, now a commentator, who famously said winning the National was "better than sex?" | Mick Fitzgerald |
Which iconic Irish racehorse was named after a Scottish mountain? | Arkle |
Vincent and Aidan are two great Irish racehorse trainers of the past and present who share the same surname. What is it? | O'Brien |
Complete the name of this Nineties/Noughties Irish TV series 'Don't Feed The ????????' | Gondola |
Which famous Irish comedian was briefly a physics lecturer before becoming a children's TV presenter and stand-up comedian? | Dara O'Briain |
What phrase was used for the boom in the Irish economy in the Nineties and early Noughties? | Celtic Tiger |
What North-western Irish lough is actually the estuary of the river of the same name? | Lough Foyle |
Which Irish county is further north than many parts of Northern Ireland? | County Donegal |
Which Irish city is known as The Marble City? | Kilkenny |
What is the nickname of the Kilkenny hurling and football teams? | The Cats |
Complete the lyric of this famous song with the title: " I wish I was in | Carrickfergus |
What is the name of the famous folk song, written by Pete St John, that tells of a man deported to Australia for stealing corn at the time of the Famine? | Fields of Athenry |
'Fields of Athenry' is a song sung by the fans of which Scottish football club, which has widespread support in Ireland? | Celtic |
What is an Irish Moiled? | A breed of cattle |
What are crubeens? | Cooked pig's trotters |
Name the Irish singer born on the Falls Road in Belfast in 1966, probably best known for his version of You Raise Me Up? | Brian Kennedy |
What is the name of the Irish fruit loaf that had objects baked in to it at Hallow'een? | Barmbrack/barnbrack |
Which Irish dramatist (d. 2015), was described as 'The Irish Chekhov'? | Brian Friel |
One of the best known plays of Brian Friel was made into a film starring Meryl Streep, Dancing at ????????? | Lughnasa |
When is the pagan Irish festival of Lughnasa celebrated? | Early August |
What is the correct Irish name of the ball used in hurling? | Sliotar |