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Monaghan - The Drumlin County Trivia Quiz

Here we take a trip through the Drumlin County of Monaghan.

A multiple-choice quiz by SionnachIrl. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
SionnachIrl

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
324,600

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
218

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Monaghan town is the county town of County Monaghan, but do you know which river flows through the town? Hint

Dromore River

River Fane

Blackwater River

River Shannon

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following counties does not have a border with County Monaghan? Hint

Tyrone

Longford

Cavan

Louth

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Question 3 of 10

3. In which town in Monaghan was the poet and writer Patrick Kavanagh born? Hint

Glaslough

Ballinode

Rockcorry

Inniskeen

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Question 4 of 10

4. In what province of Ireland is County Monaghan located? Hint

Ulster

Leinster

Munster

Connacht

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Question 5 of 10

5. County Monaghan is nicknamed the Drumlin County. What is a "drumlin"? Hint

Many lakes

Long river

A mound

Small people

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the Irish name for County Monaghan? Hint

Contae Ard Mhacha

Contae Mhaigh Eo

Contae Mhuineach�in

Contae na hIarmh�

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Question 7 of 10

7. Co. Monaghan is twinned with which Canadian island province? Hint

Ireland's Eye Island

Ellesmere Island

Prince Edward Island

Baffin Island

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the largest lake in County Monaghan? Hint

Lough Ooney

Lough Muckno

Lough Egish

Emy Lough

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Question 9 of 10

9. Barry McGuigan, the 1985 World Boxing Champion, was born in which Co. Monaghan town? Hint

Clones

Rockcorry

Glaslough

Newbliss

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Question 10 of 10

10. What are the colours of the County Monaghan flag? Hint

Red and White

Green and Red

Purple and Blue

White and Blue

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Monaghan town is the county town of County Monaghan, but do you know which river flows through the town?

Answer: Blackwater River

Also known as Monaghan Blackwater, the river rises near the Bragan Mountains which are located on the border of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The river rises in Co. Tyrone and goes through Monaghan before finding its way into Lough Neagh.

2. Which of the following counties does not have a border with County Monaghan?

Answer: Longford

Co. Monaghan has a border with six counties. They are Tyrone, Armagh and Fermanagh in Northern Ireland; and Louth, Meath and Cavan in the Republic of Ireland.

3. In which town in Monaghan was the poet and writer Patrick Kavanagh born?

Answer: Inniskeen

Innishkeen is a small town in the south east of the county. It is here that Patrick Kavanagh was born in 1904. There was local a centre established to honor the poet and writer.

4. In what province of Ireland is County Monaghan located?

Answer: Ulster

Co. Monaghan is one of three counties of Ulster that are located in the Republic of Ireland. The other two are Donegal and Cavan. There are nine counties total, the remaining of which are in Northern Ireland.

5. County Monaghan is nicknamed the Drumlin County. What is a "drumlin"?

Answer: A mound

'Drumlin' comes from the Gaelic word for 'mound' or 'rounded hill'. A drumlin can be as high as 150 feet. County Monaghan has many of these and therefore earns the nickname of 'Drumlin County'.

6. What is the Irish name for County Monaghan?

Answer: Contae Mhuineach�in

County Monaghan is number six in size out of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the smallest in the whole of Ireland. Contae Mhaigh Eo is County Mayo, Contae na hIarmh� is County Westmeath and Contae Ard Mhacha is County Armagh.

7. Co. Monaghan is twinned with which Canadian island province?

Answer: Prince Edward Island

According to the State Master Encyclopedia Website: "At least 20% of the population of Prince Edward Island can trace ancestry to Co Monaghan". This is probably due to the large number of immigrants who left Monaghan in the early 1800s and went to PEI. Other cities "twinned" with Co Monaghan: Miramichi, New Brunswick and Peterborough, Ontario.

Sources:
Wikipedia
State Master Encyclopedia Website

8. What is the largest lake in County Monaghan?

Answer: Lough Muckno

Lough Muckno is one of the many lakes in County Monaghan. It is located near Castleblaney.

9. Barry McGuigan, the 1985 World Boxing Champion, was born in which Co. Monaghan town?

Answer: Clones

Barry McGuigan was born in Clones in 1960 and was the world featherweight boxing champion in 1985. Barry's father was the late Pat McGuigan, who took third place in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest.

Source: Irish American Boxers Website

10. What are the colours of the County Monaghan flag?

Answer: White and Blue

White and blue are also the colours of the Waterford flag. These colours are not to be confused with the colours of the flags of counties Cavan and Laois which are 'blue and white'.

Source: Author SionnachIrl

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