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Quiz about Irish History Who Am I
Quiz about Irish History Who Am I

Irish History: Who Am I? Trivia Quiz


A quiz about famous Irish figures in history. I will give you three facts about each figure and you must then decide about whom I am speaking. Enjoy.

A multiple-choice quiz by trendy88. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
trendy88
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
292,191
Updated
Sep 18 24
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
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1304
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. I was born in County Cork in the 19th Century. I was minister for finance in the first Dáil in 1919. I was affectionately known as the Big Fella. Who am I am? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. I was born in Glenarm, Co Antrim in 1867. I was a co-founder of the Gaelic League, a nationalist movement established with the aim of promoting Irish language and culture. My brother James was the second last Governer General of the Irish Free State. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. I was executed for my role in the 1916 rising in Dublin. I was married to Maud Gonne. I was mentioned in a poem by Yeats where he describes me as 'A drunken, vain-glorious lout.
'He had done most bitter wrong
To some who are near my heart'
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In 1916 I read the proclamation outside the G.P.O. Owing to my hatred of the public school system and the way in which pupils were examined, I founded my own school, St Endas. I made a famous speech at the graveside of the great Fenian, O'Donovan Rossa. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. I escaped execution in 1916 owing to my American ancestry. I was strongly opposed to the Anglo-Irish treaty and famously led my followers out of the Dail in 1922, thereby turning my back on democracy and causing the country to spiral into a bloody civil war. I wrote the 1937 constitution, Bunreacht na hEireann. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. I was elected President of the Home Rule Confederation of Great Britain in 1877. I replaced William Shaw as leader of the Home Rule League. My death caused a huge split in the only party at the time that was campaigning for an Irish Paliament. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. I was an Irish Fenian leader and a prominent member of the IRB. I was elected to the British Parliament whilst in Prison however this was deemed to be invalid as I was a convicted felon. I have a bridge over the river liffey named after me. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. I founded the Irish Political Party, Sinn Féin. I was the head of delegation of Irish plenipotentiaries who travelled to Britain to negotiate the Anglo-Irish Treaty. I died of a brain haemorrhage ten days before Michael Collins was shot. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. My father served as surgeon to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. I led an abortive rebellion against British rule in 1803 and was captured, tried and executed. I made a famous speech from the Docklands prior to my execution.
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. I was the founding member of the Fenian movement in Dublin in 1858. I played an active part during the 1848 Rebellion and was present in Ballingarry at the Council of War held on 28 July 1848. I am a Kilkenny native and there has been a local hurling team called after me. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. I was born in County Cork in the 19th Century. I was minister for finance in the first Dáil in 1919. I was affectionately known as the Big Fella. Who am I am?

Answer: Michael Collins

Michael Collins was born in Cork in 1890. He was shot in the same county in 1922, during the Civil War.
2. I was born in Glenarm, Co Antrim in 1867. I was a co-founder of the Gaelic League, a nationalist movement established with the aim of promoting Irish language and culture. My brother James was the second last Governer General of the Irish Free State.

Answer: Eoin Mac Neill

Eoin MacNeill was born in Antrim in 1867. Eoin MacNeill died in Dublin of natural causes at the age of 78. He is also the grandfather of the former Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Michael McDowell.
3. I was executed for my role in the 1916 rising in Dublin. I was married to Maud Gonne. I was mentioned in a poem by Yeats where he describes me as 'A drunken, vain-glorious lout. 'He had done most bitter wrong To some who are near my heart'

Answer: John MacBride

John MacBride was born in Mayo. He was married to Maud Gonne, however the marriage fell apart as accusations of domestic violence emergerd. It is to this violence to which Yeats refers.
4. In 1916 I read the proclamation outside the G.P.O. Owing to my hatred of the public school system and the way in which pupils were examined, I founded my own school, St Endas. I made a famous speech at the graveside of the great Fenian, O'Donovan Rossa.

Answer: Patrick Pearse

In his famous speech at O Donovan Rossas graveside Pearse famously declared 'Ireland unfree shall never be at peace'.
5. I escaped execution in 1916 owing to my American ancestry. I was strongly opposed to the Anglo-Irish treaty and famously led my followers out of the Dail in 1922, thereby turning my back on democracy and causing the country to spiral into a bloody civil war. I wrote the 1937 constitution, Bunreacht na hEireann.

Answer: Eamonn De Valera

De Valera was Taoiseach of Ireland on a number of occassions.
6. I was elected President of the Home Rule Confederation of Great Britain in 1877. I replaced William Shaw as leader of the Home Rule League. My death caused a huge split in the only party at the time that was campaigning for an Irish Paliament.

Answer: Charles Stewart Parnell

Parnell died a broken man following the public disgrace he suffered as a direct result of the O'Shea divorce scandal.
7. I was an Irish Fenian leader and a prominent member of the IRB. I was elected to the British Parliament whilst in Prison however this was deemed to be invalid as I was a convicted felon. I have a bridge over the river liffey named after me.

Answer: Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa

As well as having a bridge named after him, a park in Skibbereen is also named after him as is the local Gaelic football team.

Other GAA teams throughout Ireland have also been named after him including Ard Bó Uí Dhonnabhain Rossa in County Tyrone, O'Donovan Rossa GAC in Belfast and Ó Donnabháin Rosa Machaire Fíolta of County Londonderry.
8. I founded the Irish Political Party, Sinn Féin. I was the head of delegation of Irish plenipotentiaries who travelled to Britain to negotiate the Anglo-Irish Treaty. I died of a brain haemorrhage ten days before Michael Collins was shot.

Answer: Arthur Griffith

Arthur Griffith is buried in Glasnevin Cemetery along with many other Irish Republicans.
9. My father served as surgeon to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. I led an abortive rebellion against British rule in 1803 and was captured, tried and executed. I made a famous speech from the Docklands prior to my execution.

Answer: Robert Emmet

In his famous Speech from the Docklands Emmet told the people not to write his epitaph until Ireland is free. It still hasn't been written. These are his exact words: 'Let no man write my epitaph: for as no man who knows my motives dare now vindicate them. let not prejudice or ignorance asperse them. Let them and me repose in obscurity and peace, and my tomb remain uninscribed, until other times, and other men, can do justice to my character; when my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then, and not till then, let my epitaph be written. I have done'.
10. I was the founding member of the Fenian movement in Dublin in 1858. I played an active part during the 1848 Rebellion and was present in Ballingarry at the Council of War held on 28 July 1848. I am a Kilkenny native and there has been a local hurling team called after me.

Answer: James Stephens

His house in Kilkenny, situated near the Church of Ireland Cathedral, is marked by a plaque.
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