Donegal - The O'Donnell County Quiz

Answer: Ulster

County Donegal is one of the three counties of Ulster that is in the Republic of Ireland. There are nine counties in Ulster, and six of them are in Northern Ireland.

Answer: Enya

Enya was born in Gaoth Dobhair on the 17 May 1961. She is also known as The Invisible Star, The Silver Lady and Enya Brennan. She was named the world's biggest-selling female artist of 2001 and has released many singles and albums, such as "Shepherd Moons", "And Winter Came...", and "The Memory of Trees".

Answer: River Foyle

Letterkenny is often mistaken for being the capital of the county; Lifford is in fact the county town and administrative capital of Co. Donegal. Lifford is located in the Finn Valley in the east of the county.

Answer: Co. Leitrim

Co. Donegal has borders with four counties: Leitrim, Derry, Tyrone and Fermanagh. The latter three are in Northern Ireland.

Answer: Irish

Tory Island is approximately nine miles from the mainland and is part of the Donegal Gaeltacht and Ulster Irish is the main language spoken there. The island is approximately three miles long and 0.6 miles wide. It has four towns: An Baile Thoir (East Town), An Baile Thiar (West Town), An Lár (Middletown) and Úrbaile (Newtown).

A king is also selected by the inhabitants to represent their community. This is a tradition that exists nowhere else in Ireland.

Answer: Mount Errigal

Mount Errigal is the tallest peak at 749m and is located in the Derryveagh Mountains. Derryveagh Mountains make up much of Donegal area and are the major mountain range in the county.

Answer: Inishowen

Buncrana derives from the Irish name Bun Cranncha, which means "The Bottom Of The Crana"; the Crana is the river flows alongside which Buncrana. The Inishowen Peninsula is 26 miles in length and its greatest width is about 26 miles and has an area of about 309 sq miles.

Answer: Killybegs

St. Catherine of Alexandria is the patron of seafarers and also the town's patron saint. Her association with Killybegs is thought to be from the 15th century. The International Sea Angling Festival is held there in August.

Answer: Contae Dún na nGall

Dún na nGall literally means "fortress of the foreigners" and it is said to have received its name from a fortress erected there by the Danes. County Donegal has sometimes been called County Tirconaill throughout its history. Contae an Dún is Co. Down, Contae Dhoire is Co. Derry and Contae Loch Garman is Co. Wexford.

Answer: Glenveagh National Park

Glenveagh National Park is in the northwest of the county and it has an area of approximately 16,000 acres. The area was a private deer forest before becoming a national park in 1975. The park was officially opened to the public in 1986. Ballycroy is in Co. Mayo, the Burren in Co. Clare and Connemara in Co. Galway.