Practice Questions
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History
- When did the ice age finish in Ireland?
- Where did the first people in Ireland come from?
- When did the Celts come to Ireland?
- Where did the Celts come from?
- Who kept the precious books safe after the fall of Rome?
- When did the Vikings come to Ireland?
- When did the Normans come to Ireland?
- Who decided to reconquer Ireland in the 16th century?
- What was plantation?
- Who is the most hated man of Irish history?
- When was the Battle of the Boyne?
- Name two of the penal laws.
- When was the Battle of the Boyne?
- When did a Spanish fleet of ships come to help Ireland?
- What year did Ireland become part of the United Kingdom?
- Which song is about an old woman singing a song?
- Name two out of four of the rebel groups.
- Who tried to get rights for Irish Catholics?
- Who won rights for the Irish to own land?
- Who was the leader in the war for independence?
- Which country did most emigrants go to?
- What is the name of a famous Irish family, one member of whom became president of the U.S.?
- Which famous song about emigration is sung by a mother to her son?
- Many people were sent to Australia for small crimes. What was this called?
- When was the Great Potato Famine?
- How many people died in the Great Potato Famine?
- How many people emigrated during the Great Potato Famine?
- What was "home rule"?
- What year was the Easter Rising?
- How many of the leaders did the British execute?
- What was the name of the new political party?
- Who successfully led the Irish forces in a guerilla war for two years?
- During the second world war, did Ireland fight with England or with Germany?
- Why did violence begin in Northern Ireland in 1969?
- What is the population of Northern Ireland?
- When was the round tower in Glendalough built?
- Why were the stone circles built?
- What is a dolmen?
- Which historical site in Ireland is older than Stonehenge and the pyramids in Egypt?
- What is the name of the very old university in Dublin?
Culture