The Irish Province of Leinster Quiz

Answer: Wexford

Wexford is Leinster's largest county and is found in the southeastern corner of Ireland.

Answer: Louth

Louth, known in Irish as An Lú, is a beautiful county on the east coast of Ireland.

Answer: Rugby Union

Leinster has a proud history of rugby with many successes in Irish and European competitions. In 2009 they won the Heineken Cup for the first time. It is the biggest competition for clubs, from the top six nations in European rugby. That includes France, Italy, England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.

In the same year, Ireland's national rugby team won the "Grand Slam" by beating all of the other five countries in the annual "Six Nations" Championship. The Irish team would have featured players from Leinster.

Answer: A gold harp on a green background

The harp is the national symbol of Ireland, as seen on Irish coins. The coat of arms of Ireland is similar to Leinster, being a golden harp on a blue background.

Answer: The neolithic tomb at Newgrange

Newgrange is one of a number of neolithic burial mounds in that part of Ireland. On the 21st of December each year, the rising sun shines directly into a slot above the doorway and lights up the interior. This happens on no other day, indicating that the people who built it did it deliberately to face that way on the shortest day of the year.

The phenomenon is something that a huge amount of people want to see, so the people that look after Newgrange have a lottery to select people and invite them to come. You can buy a ticket on any day that you visit Newgrange.

Answer: False

While Leinster has more counties than any other province, it is the third largest of the four Irish provinces.

Answer: The Delaney Cup

The Delaney Cup is named after the Delaney brothers of county Laois. The trophy was first presented in 1953 but had no official name until 2004.

Answer: Leinster contains the only doubly land-locked county in Ireland

County Laois is completely surrounded by landlocked counties and is the only county in Ireland to be doubly-landlocked. The largest lake in Ireland is in Ulster. The river Shannon rises in Ulster and touches all four of Ireland's provinces as it makes its way to the Atlantic Ocean. The highest mountain in Ireland is in Munster.

Answer: The Irish Sea

Leinster is on the eastern side of Ireland, with the Irish Sea lying between Britain and Ireland. On a very clear day it is possible to see Britain from mountains near the coast of Leinster.

Answer: True

Those counties are Laois, Longford and Louth, and also Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow.