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Wednesday, 14 October 2026

Journey #002 answers

Every answer that counted, from the commonest to the rarest. Not played it yet? Play this journey first.

Question 1 · Irish life

Name a President of Ireland.

Anyone who has held the office since it was created in 1938, the current President included.

Robin10 km

  • Michael D. Higgins

Hedgehog25 km

  • Catherine Connolly
  • Mary McAleese
  • Mary Robinson

Red Fox40 km

  • Douglas Hyde
  • Éamon de Valera

Irish Hare55 km

  • Patrick Hillery

Red Squirrel75 km

  • Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
  • Erskine H. Childers
  • Seán T. O'Kelly

Question 2 · Geography

Name the highest point of an Irish county.

The highest point of any of the 32 counties, as listed by MountainViews. A summit shared by two counties is one answer.

Robin10 km

  • Carrauntoohil (Kerry)

Hedgehog25 km

  • Lugnaquilla (Wicklow)

Red Fox40 km

  • Errigal (Donegal)
  • Slieve Donard (Down)

Irish Hare55 km

  • Galtymore (Limerick and Tipperary)
  • Mount Leinster (Carlow and Wexford)
  • Mweelrea (Mayo)

Red Squirrel75 km

  • Benbaun (Galway)
  • Cuilcagh (Cavan and Fermanagh)
  • Kippure (Dublin)
  • Knockmealdown (Waterford)
  • Sawel (Derry and Tyrone)
  • Slieve Gullion (Armagh)
  • Truskmore (Sligo and Leitrim)

Golden Eagle100 km

  • Arderin (Laois and Offaly)
  • Brandon Hill (Kilkenny)
  • Carn Clonhugh (Longford)
  • Cupidstown Hill (Kildare)
  • Knockboy (Cork)
  • Moylussa (Clare)
  • Mullaghmeen (Westmeath)
  • Seltannasaggart (Roscommon)
  • Slieve Beagh (Monaghan)
  • Slieve Foye (Louth)
  • Slieve na Calliagh (Meath)
  • Trostan (Antrim)

Question 3 · Music & entertainment

Name a character from Father Ted.

Named characters seen on screen in any of the 25 episodes, Christmas special included. Mentioned-only characters and real people as themselves don't count.

Robin10 km

  • Father Dougal McGuire
  • Father Jack Hackett
  • Father Ted Crilly

Hedgehog25 km

  • Mrs Doyle

Irish Hare55 km

  • Bishop Len Brennan
  • Father Noel Furlong

Red Squirrel75 km

  • Eoin McLove
  • Father Dick Byrne
  • Father Fintan Stack
  • Father Larry Duff
  • Father Paul Stone
  • Henry Sellers
  • Pat Mustard
  • Tom

Golden Eagle100 km

  • Alan (King of the Sheep host)
  • Assumpta Fitzgerald
  • Billy (one of the Lads)
  • Bishop Eddie O'Neill
  • Bishop Facks
  • Bishop Jordan
  • Bishop Tom McCaskell
  • Brian Noonan
  • Charles Hedges
  • Chris the Sheep
  • Colm
  • Dr Sinnott
  • Éamonn (the racing rabbit)
  • Eugene
  • Fargo Boyle
  • Father Alan
  • Father Austin Purcell
  • Father Barty Dunne
  • Father Ben
  • Father Billy
  • Father Billy Kerrigan
  • Father Billy O'Dwyer
  • Father Brendan
  • Father Brian Eno
  • Father Buzz Cagney
  • Father Cafferty
  • Father Cave
  • Father Clarke
  • Father Cleary
  • Father Cullen
  • Father Cyril MacDuff
  • Father Damien 'Damo' Lennon
  • Father Deegan
  • Father Derek Beeching
  • Father Dick Mayo
  • Father Fintan Fay
  • Father Fitzgerald
  • Father Flynn
  • Father Frost
  • Father Gallagher
  • Father Harry Coyle
  • Father Jessup
  • Father Jim
  • Father Jim Johnson
  • Father Jim Sutton
  • Father Joe Briefly
  • Father Jose Fernandez
  • Father Ken Dillon
  • Father Kevin
  • Father Leonard
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  • Father Liam Deliverance
  • Father Liam Finnegan
  • Father Mackie
  • Father Michael (posh priest at St Clabbert's)
  • Father Ned Fitzmaurice
  • Father Niall Haverty
  • Father Nick
  • Father O'Shea
  • Father Paul Cleary
  • Father Peter Clifford
  • Father Rafter
  • Father Reilly
  • Father Romeo Sensini
  • Father Rory Shanahan
  • Father Seamus Fitzpatrick
  • Father Shaft
  • Father Smith (older Dublin priest)
  • Father Terry
  • Father Tiernan
  • Father Todd Unctious
  • Father Walton
  • Father Williams
  • Fred Rickwood
  • Gerry Fields
  • Gerry Gleason
  • Giant Reid
  • Granny Stone
  • Hud Hastings
  • Imelda
  • Jane
  • Janine Reilly
  • Jim Halpin
  • Joan
  • John O'Leary
  • Laura Sweeney
  • Mary (Lovely Girls runner-up)
  • Mary O'Leary
  • Michael Cocheese
  • Monica
  • Mr Benson
  • Mr Fox
  • Mr Stone
  • Mr Yin
  • Mrs Boyle
  • Mrs Carberry
  • Mrs Collins
  • Mrs Dineen
  • Mrs Dunne
  • Mrs Gleason
  • Mrs Glynn
  • Mrs Millett
  • Mrs Noonan
  • Mrs O'Reilly
  • Mrs Sheridan
  • Mrs Stone
  • Niamh Connolly
  • Nuala Ryan
  • Paddy (one of the Lads)
  • Paddy Jordan
  • Pat (widower at the cinema)
  • Pat Harty
  • Patsy
  • Polly Clarke
  • Ronald
  • Ronaldo (Dougal's hamster)
  • Sampras (Dougal's rabbit)
  • Sergeant Deegan
  • Sergeant Hodgins
  • Sister Assumpta
  • Sister Concepta
  • Sister Helen Locklear
  • Sister Julia
  • Sister Margaret
  • Sister Mary Gondola
  • Sister Monica
  • Terry MacNamee
  • Tony Lynch

Question 4 · History

Name a signatory of the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty.

Any of the 12 men who signed it in London on 6 December 1921: five Irish delegates and seven British.

Robin10 km

  • Arthur Griffith (Irish delegation, chairman)
  • Michael Collins (Irish delegation)

Red Fox40 km

  • David Lloyd George (British Prime Minister)
  • Winston Churchill (British delegation)

Irish Hare55 km

  • Éamonn Duggan (Irish delegation)
  • George Gavan Duffy (Irish delegation)
  • Robert Barton (Irish delegation)

Red Squirrel75 km

  • Austen Chamberlain (British delegation)
  • Lord Birkenhead (F. E. Smith, Lord Chancellor)

Golden Eagle100 km

  • Gordon Hewart (Attorney General)
  • Hamar Greenwood (Chief Secretary for Ireland)
  • Laming Worthington-Evans (British delegation)

Question 5 · Sport

Name a county that has won the All-Ireland senior football title.

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winners, 1887 to 2026 inclusive. Ladies' football, club and lower grades don't count.

Robin10 km

  • Dublin
  • Kerry

Red Fox40 km

  • Mayo

Irish Hare55 km

  • Armagh
  • Cork
  • Donegal
  • Galway
  • Meath
  • Tyrone

Red Squirrel75 km

  • Cavan
  • Derry
  • Down
  • Kildare
  • Offaly

Golden Eagle100 km

  • Limerick
  • Louth
  • Roscommon
  • Tipperary
  • Wexford

Question 6 · Culture & language

Name a month of the year in Irish.

Any of the twelve months, in Irish. Forms with 'Mí', such as 'Mí na Nollag', count too.

Robin10 km

  • Eanáir (January)

Hedgehog25 km

  • Bealtaine (May)
  • Samhain (November)

Red Fox40 km

  • Lúnasa (August)
  • Márta (March)
  • Nollaig (December)

Irish Hare55 km

  • Aibreán (April)
  • Feabhra (February)
  • Iúil (July)
  • Meán Fómhair (September)
  • Meitheamh (June)

Red Squirrel75 km

  • Deireadh Fómhair (October)

Question 7 · General knowledge

Name a city on the island of Ireland.

Places with official city status in 2026, north or south. Historic city titles that are still officially recognised count.

Robin10 km

  • Dublin

Hedgehog25 km

  • Cork
  • Galway
  • Limerick

Red Fox40 km

  • Belfast
  • Waterford

Irish Hare55 km

  • Derry
  • Kilkenny

Red Squirrel75 km

  • Armagh
  • Bangor
  • Lisburn
  • Newry