FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Around Ireland By Song Trivia Quiz

I have often thought, that given the time and opportunity I would travel around Ireland and visit some of the many places mentioned in songs. I think it might go something like this. Note other than a couple of questions this is not a music quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by Gerry01. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Gerry01

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
173,440

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1438

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. I'm sitting in a local bar one night, someone puts a song on the juke-box. The song is 'My Lagan Love' it makes me feel homesick for my native city on the River Lagan. Which major Irish city stands on the River Lagan? Hint

Derry

Cork

Galway

Belfast

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. The next morning, having paid a visit to my native city, I set off on my journey. My plan, confused and convoluted as it is, is to listen to the radio and visit the first Irish place mentioned in a song. I don't have long to wait as the haunting strains of 'Carrickfergus' fill the air. I start the car and head northward. Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, is famous for which of the following? Hint

A Celtic Ring-fort

A Medieval Banqueting Hall

A Roman Bath

A Norman Castle

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. Well back in the car again, I turn on the radio and wait for fate to decide my next destination. After a couple of false starts (I was almost on my way too Xanadu), the station plays 'Mary of Dungloe' in which Irish county is Dungloe? Hint

Laois

Sligo

Donegal

Tipperary

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. I am now on the second day of my travels. While I have breakfast the radio is playing 'The Rare Ould Times'. My thoughts turn to Dublin, Ireland's capital city, My father was born in The Rotunda, Dublin's main maternity hospital. Where in Dublin is The Rotunda? Hint

Collins Avenue

Dorset Street

Parnell Square

Connelly Gardens

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. After a night in Dublin, which thankfully coincided with the 'All Ireland Football Final' the premier tournament in Gaelic sport, I meet a group of people singing 'One Fair County' the county they are singing about, is known as the Orchard County, which Irish county is it? Hint

Armagh

Lietrim

Offaly

Kerry

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. Having visited the city of Armagh and spending the night at home, I live nearby, I reflect on yesterday's visit to Armagh. Which of the following can you visit two of in the city? Hint

Prisons

Cathedrals

Castles

Observatories

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. Back on the road again, the radio is playing 'The Hills of Connemara' I'm in Newry, Co. Down. Which general direction must I take to reach Connemara? Hint

East

North

West

South

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. After seeing Connemara's glorious scenery, I need an urban fix, the radio has just played a song about a city and a shawl and I decide to pay a visit. I drive into the city and spend some time in Eyre Square, which city am I in? Hint

Limerick

Galway

Waterford

Cork

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. I bend the rules a little, there is a place I just could not miss, I'm in the general area, so rather than wait for the radio, I play a CD version of 'The Cliffs of Moher' and head in that direction. In which Irish county are the Cliffs of Moher? Hint

Clare

Kerry

Westmeath

Mayo

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. Home beckons and I need a song to get me there, once again I change the rules, I call the local radio station, explain my predicament and request 'Star of the Co. Down'. The song tells the story of Rosie McCann from which town? Hint

Dromore

Banbridge

Newcastle

Bangor

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Belfast

Belfast is Ireland's second largest city, it sits on Belfast Lough at the mouth of the River Lagan. For many years Belfast had a thriving ship building industry, over the years many famous ships were built in Belfast's ship-yards, the most famous is undoubtedly the ill-fated Titanic.

Answer: A Norman Castle

Carrickfergus, one of the oldest towns in Ireland, is famous for the Norman castle built by John De Courcy to-wards the end of the 12th century.

Answer: Donegal

Each year Dungloe hosts a traditional Irish music and cultural festival, the festival culminates in the choosing of a local beauty, to be 'Mary of Dungloe' for the following year.

Answer: Parnell Square

One of the finest Georgian building in Dublin, opened in 1786 the Rotunda was one of Europe's first purpose built maternity hospitals.

Answer: Armagh

The county colours are orange and white, I have always found that a little strange, as the county's orchards primarily grow apples and some pears.

6. Having visited the city of Armagh and spending the night at home, I live nearby, I reflect on yesterday's visit to Armagh. Which of the following can you visit two of in the city?

Answer: Cathedrals

Armagh is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland, Within the city you can find, the sees of both the Roman Catholic and Anglican Church in Ireland. Both cathedral churches are called St Patrick's.

7. Back on the road again, the radio is playing 'The Hills of Connemara' I'm in Newry, Co. Down. Which general direction must I take to reach Connemara?

Answer: West

Connemara is part of Co. Galway and is one of the most beautiful and scenic places I have ever had the good fortune to visit. From the Twelve Bens mountain range, to the Atlantic beaches and the wonderful cliffs near Clifden, this area of Co. Galway is awe inspiring. Do you get the idea that I'm impressed?

Answer: Galway

The song I listened to was 'The Galway Shawl'. Galway is the largest and most famous city on Ireland's west coast.

Answer: Clare

At 700 feet the Cliffs of Moher, on Ireland's Atlantic coast, are the highest sea cliffs in Ireland.

Answer: Banbridge

Banbridge lies at the foot of the Mourne Mountains, as the name implies, it is one of the main crossing points over the River Bann, the longest river in the north of Ireland. Banbridge is one of many towns that the A1, the main route between Belfast and Dublin, used to pass through, and although only 14 miles from my home in Newry, because the town is by-passed, I do not get to spend as much time in Banbridge as I would like.

Source: Author Gerry01

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor minch before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.