Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Journey #008 answers
Every answer that counted, from the commonest to the rarest. Not played it yet? Play this journey first.
Name a storm that hit Ireland from 2015 to 2026.
Any storm on Met Éireann's named-storm lists for the 2015/16 to 2025/26 seasons, including ones named abroad like Ophelia and Emma.
Robin10 km
- Éowyn (Jan 2025)
- Ophelia (Oct 2017, named in the US)
Hedgehog25 km
- Emma (Mar 2018, named in Portugal)
Red Fox40 km
- Darragh (Dec 2024)
Irish Hare55 km
- Ciara (Feb 2020)
Red Squirrel75 km
- Agnes (Sep 2023)
- Ali (Sep 2018)
- Amy (Oct 2025)
- Ashley (Oct 2024)
- Babet (Oct 2023)
- Barra (Dec 2021)
- Bert (Nov 2024)
- Bram (Dec 2025)
- Ciarán (Nov 2023)
- Debi (Nov 2023)
- Dennis (Feb 2020)
- Desmond (Dec 2015)
- Eunice (Feb 2022)
- Isha (Jan 2024)
Golden Eagle100 km
- Abigail (Nov 2015)
- Aiden (Oct 2020)
- Aileen (Sep 2017)
- Alex (Oct 2020, named in France)
- Angus (Nov 2016)
- Antoni (Aug 2023)
- Arwen (Nov 2021)
- Atiyah (Dec 2019)
- Barbara (Dec 2016)
- Barney (Nov 2015)
- Bella (Dec 2020)
- Betty (Aug 2023)
- Brendan (Jan 2020)
- Brian (Oct 2017)
- Bronagh (Sep 2018)
- Callum (Oct 2018)
- Caroline (Dec 2017)
- Chandra (Jan 2026)
- Christoph (Jan 2021)
- Claudia (Nov 2025, named in Spain)
- Clodagh (Nov 2015)
- Conall (Nov 2024, named in the Netherlands)
- Conor (Dec 2016)
- Corrie (Jan 2022)
- Darcy (Feb 2021, named in the Netherlands)
- Dave (Apr 2026)
- David (Jan 2018, named in France)
- Deirdre (Dec 2018)
- Diana (Nov 2018, named in Portugal)
- Doris (Feb 2017)
- Dudley (Feb 2022)
- Dylan (Dec 2017)
- Eleanor (Jan 2018)
- Elin (Dec 2023)
- Elisa (Nov 2023, named in France)
- Ellen (Aug 2020)
- Elsa (Dec 2019, named in Portugal)
- Erik (Feb 2019)
- Eva (Dec 2015)
- Evert (Jul 2021)
- Ewan (Feb 2017)
- Fergus (Dec 2023)
- Fionn (Jan 2018)
- Floris (Aug 2025)
- Francis (Aug 2020)
- Frank (Dec 2015)
- Franklin (Feb 2022)
- Freya (Mar 2019)
- Gareth (Mar 2019)
- Georgina (Jan 2018)
- Geraldine (Dec 2023, named in France)
- Gerrit (Dec 2023)
- Gertrude (Jan 2016)
- Hannah (Apr 2019)
- Hector (Jun 2018)
- Henk (Jan 2024)
- Henry (Feb 2016)
- Imogen (Feb 2016)
- Jake (Mar 2016)
- Jocelyn (Jan 2024)
- Jorge (Feb 2020, named in Spain)
- Kathleen (Apr 2024)
- Katie (Mar 2016)
- Lilian (Aug 2024)
- Lorenzo (Oct 2019, named in the US)
- Malik (Jan 2022, named in Denmark)
- Noa (Apr 2023, named in France)
- Otto (Feb 2023, named in Denmark)
Name one of the Wild Atlantic Way's 15 Signature Points.
Fáilte Ireland's 15 headline stops on the coastal route, each with its own big sign. They're headlands, cliffs, bays and islands, not towns.
Robin10 km
- Cliffs of Moher (Clare)
Hedgehog25 km
- Malin Head (Donegal)
Red Fox40 km
- Mizen Head (Cork)
- Skellig Michael (Kerry)
Irish Hare55 km
- Blasket Sound (Kerry)
- Fanad Head (Donegal)
- Keem Bay (Mayo, Achill Island)
- Killary Harbour (Galway and Mayo)
- Loop Head (Clare)
- Old Head of Kinsale (Cork)
- Sliabh Liag (Donegal)
Red Squirrel75 km
- Downpatrick Head (Mayo)
- Dursey Island (Cork)
- Mullaghmore Head (Sligo)
Golden Eagle100 km
- Derrigimlagh (Galway, near Clifden)
Name a member of The Dubliners, Planxty, The Chieftains or Clannad.
Anyone who has been a member of any of the four bands, including short-lived line-ups. Occasional guests don't count.
Robin10 km
- Luke Kelly (The Dubliners)
- Ronnie Drew (The Dubliners)
Hedgehog25 km
- Christy Moore (Planxty)
Red Fox40 km
- Paddy Moloney (The Chieftains)
Irish Hare55 km
- Andy Irvine (Planxty)
- Barney McKenna (The Dubliners)
- Dónal Lunny (Planxty)
- Enya (Clannad, 1980–82)
- Moya Brennan (Clannad)
Red Squirrel75 km
- Bill Whelan (Planxty)
- Ciarán Bourke (The Dubliners)
- Eamonn Campbell (The Dubliners)
- Jim McCann (The Dubliners)
- John Sheahan (The Dubliners)
- Liam O'Flynn (Planxty)
- Matt Molloy (Planxty and The Chieftains)
- Paddy Reilly (The Dubliners)
- Paul Brady (Planxty)
- Seán Cannon (The Dubliners)
Golden Eagle100 km
- Arty McGlynn (Planxty, 1983)
- Bobby Lynch (The Dubliners)
- Brídín Brennan (Clannad)
- Ciarán Brennan (Clannad)
- David Fallon (The Chieftains)
- Deirdre Brennan (Clannad)
- Derek Bell (The Chieftains)
- Dolores Keane (Planxty, 1983)
- Gerry O'Connor (The Dubliners, 2012)
- James Kelly (Planxty, 1983)
- Johnny Moynihan (Planxty)
- Kevin Conneff (The Chieftains)
- Martin Fay (The Chieftains)
- Michael Tubridy (The Chieftains)
- Noel Duggan (Clannad)
- Noel Hill (Planxty)
- Nollaig Casey (Planxty)
- Pádraig Duggan (Clannad)
- Patsy Watchorn (The Dubliners)
- Peadar Mercier (The Chieftains)
- Pól Brennan (Clannad)
- Ronnie McShane (The Chieftains)
- Seán Keane (The Chieftains)
- Seán Potts (The Chieftains)
- Tony Linnane (Planxty)
Name an Irish place founded or named by the Vikings.
A town the Vikings founded, or a place on the island whose name comes from Old Norse or from the Norse settlers (like the '-ster' provinces).
Robin10 km
- Dublin (Viking longphort of 841, later the Norse kingdom of Dyflin)
Hedgehog25 km
- Waterford (Veðrafjǫrðr, 'ram fjord'; Viking town from 914)
- Wexford (Veisafjǫrðr, 'muddy fjord')
Red Fox40 km
- Limerick (Hlymrekr; Norse settlers from the 800s)
Irish Hare55 km
- Cork (Norse trading port from about 915)
- Wicklow (Víkinga-ló, 'the Vikings' meadow')
Red Squirrel75 km
- Arklow ('Arnkell's low place')
- Carlingford (Kerling-fjǫrðr, 'old woman fjord')
- Dalkey (Irish deilg plus Norse ey, 'island')
- Fingal (Fine Gall, 'territory of the foreigners', the Norse lands north of Dublin)
- Howth (Hǫfuð, 'head')
- Leixlip (Lax Hlaup, 'salmon leap')
- Skerries (Sker, 'reef', in Dublin; and the islands off Portrush)
- Strangford (Strangr-fjǫrðr, 'strong-current fjord')
Golden Eagle100 km
- Annagassan (Linn Duachaill, a Viking longphort of 841)
- Blasket Islands (probably Norse, 'sharp reef')
- Copeland Islands (Kaupmanneyjar, 'merchants' islands')
- Donegal (Dún na nGall, 'fort of the foreigners', often said to mean Vikings)
- Dursey Island ('bull island')
- Fastnet ('sharp-tooth island')
- Fota Island (probably Norse, 'foot island')
- Haulbowline ('eel dwelling')
- Helvick ('safe bay' or 'holy bay')
- Ireland's Eye (Norse ey, 'island')
- Keyser's Lane (Norse street name in Wexford, Waterford, Cork and Drogheda)
- Lambay (Lamb-ey, 'lamb island')
- Leinster (Laighin plus Norse staðr, 'land')
- Munster (Mumhan plus Norse staðr, 'land')
- Oxmantown (the Ostmen's (Norsemen's) town in Dublin)
- Saltee Islands (Salt-ey, 'salt island')
- Selskar ('seal skerry', in Wexford town)
- Smerwick (Smjǫr-vík, 'butter bay')
- Tuskar Rock ('giant's rock')
- Ulfreksfjord (the Norse name for Larne Lough)
- Ulster (Ulaidh plus Norse staðr, 'land')
- Whiddy Island (probably Norse, 'white island')
- Woodstown (9th-century Viking longphort near Waterford)
- Youghal (Viking base from 853)
Name a GAA county ground.
The home ground of any county team, Croke Park, London and New York included. Club grounds and rugby or soccer stadiums don't count.
Robin10 km
- Croke Park
Hedgehog25 km
- Semple Stadium
Red Fox40 km
- Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Irish Hare55 km
- Casement Park
- Cusack Park (Ennis or Mullingar)
- Fitzgerald Stadium
- Gaelic Grounds (Limerick, or Drogheda for Louth)
- MacHale Park
- Nowlan Park
- Pearse Stadium
Red Squirrel75 km
- Athletic Grounds
- Austin Stack Park
- Breffni Park
- Brewster Park
- Celtic Park
- Dr Hyde Park
- Healy Park
- MacCumhaill Park
- Markievicz Park
- O'Connor Park
- O'Moore Park
- Páirc Esler
- Páirc Tailteann
- Páirc Uí Rinn
- Parnell Park
- St Conleth's Park
- St Tiernach's Park
- Walsh Park
- Wexford Park
Golden Eagle100 km
- Aughrim County Ground
- Corrigan Park
- Currans
- Dr Cullen Park
- Fr Tierney Park
- Fraher Field
- Gaelic Park (New York)
- Kenny Park
- McGovern Park
- McKenna Park
- O'Donnell Park
- Old Bedians
- Owenbeg
- Páirc Mhuire (Ardee)
- Páirc na hÉireann
- Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
- Pearse Park
- St Brendan's Park
- St Jarlath's Park
Name a character from Irish mythology.
Any god, hero, king, queen or named beast from Irish myth and legend: the Mythological, Ulster, Fenian and Kings' cycles. Fairy folk in general don't count.
Robin10 km
- Cú Chulainn (Ulster hero)
- Fionn mac Cumhaill (Fenian hero)
Red Fox40 km
- Oisín
- The Children of Lir
Irish Hare55 km
- Medb (Queen of Connacht)
- Niamh (of Tír na nÓg)
Red Squirrel75 km
- Aengus
- Aoife (Lir's second wife; Scáthach's rival)
- Balor (Fomorian king)
- Crom Cruach
- Deirdre
- Diarmuid Ua Duibhne
- Donn Cuailnge (Brown Bull of Cooley)
- Emer (Cú Chulainn's wife)
- Ferdiad
- Fionnuala
- Gráinne
- Lir
- Lugh
- Manannán mac Lir (sea god)
- Scáthach
- The Dagda
- The Morrígan
- The Salmon of Knowledge
Golden Eagle100 km
- Abartach
- Abcán
- Abhean
- Achall
- Áed Rúad, Díthorba and Cimbáeth
- Aibell
- Ailill mac Máta
- Aillén
- Áine
- Airmed
- Amadán Dubh
- Amergin
- Aodh (child of Lir)
- Aoi Mac Ollamain
- Aoibh (mother of the Children of Lir)
- Athirne
- Badb
- Banba
- Bé Chuille
- Beag
- Bébinn
- Bélchú
- Benandonner (Scottish giant)
- Blaí Briugu
- Bláthnat
- Boann
- Bodb Derg
- Bodhmall
- Bran and Sceólang (Fionn's hounds)
- Bran mac Febail
- Brea
- Bres
- Bricriu
- Brigid (goddess)
- Buarainech
- Caer Ibormeith
- Caílte mac Rónáin
- Cairbre Nia Fer
- Canola
- Cathbad (druid)
- Celtchar
- Cermait
- Cessair
- Cet mac Mágach
- Cethern mac Fintain
- Cethlenn
- Cían (father of Lugh)
- Cichol Gricenchos
- Clíodhna
- Conall Cernach
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- Conán mac Morna
- Conand
- Conchobar mac Nessa (King of Ulster)
- Conn (child of Lir, or of the Hundred Battles)
- Connla
- Cormac Cond Longas
- Cormac mac Airt
- Creidhne
- Cruinniuc
- Cú Roí
- Culann (the smith)
- Cumhall (Fionn's father)
- Cúscraid
- Dáire mac Fiachna
- Danu
- Deichtine (mother of Cú Chulainn)
- Delbáeth
- Deoch and Lairgnéan
- Dian Cécht
- Donn (god of the dead)
- Dubthach Dóeltenga
- Éber Finn
- Ecne
- Egobail
- Elatha
- Elcmar
- Enbarr (Manannán's horse)
- Eochaid mac Eirc
- Éogan mac Durthacht
- Erc mac Cairpri
- Érimón
- Ériu
- Ernmas
- Étaín
- Ethniu (mother of Lugh)
- Fand
- Fear Doirich
- Fedelm
- Fedlimid mac Daill
- Fergus mac Róich
- Fiacha Cennfinnán
- Fiacha mac Delbaíth
- Fiachra (child of Lir)
- Findabair
- Findchóem
- Finnbhennach (White Bull)
- Finnegas (Fionn's teacher)
- Fintan mac Bóchra
- Flidais
- Fodbgen
- Fódla
- Fráech
- Fuamnach
- Furbaide Ferbend
- Gaillimh (Galway's river woman)
- Gann and Genann
- Goibniu
- Goll mac Morna
- Indech
- Labraid Loingsech (king with horse's ears)
- Láeg
- Lí Ban
- Liath Luachra
- Liath Macha (Cú Chulainn's horse)
- Lóegaire Búadach
- Luchtaine
- Lugaid mac Con Roí
- Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht and Mac Gréine
- Macha
- Máel Dúin
- Maine mac Darthacht
- Mesgegra
- Miach
- Midir
- Míl Espáine
- Mochaomhóg
- Mongán
- Mug Ruith
- Mugain
- Muirne (Fionn's mother)
- Naoise
- Nechtan
- Néit
- Nemain
- Nemed
- Nera
- Ness (mother of Conchobar)
- Niall of the Nine Hostages
- Nuada
- Ogma
- Oscar (son of Oisín)
- Partholón
- Plor na mBan
- Rinnal
- Rudraige mac Dela
- Sadhbh (Fionn's wife)
- Scota
- Sengann mac Dela
- Sinann
- Sláine mac Dela
- Sons of Tuireann (Brian, Iuchar and Iucharba)
- Sons of Uisneach (Ardán and Ainnle)
- Sreng
- Súaltam
- Suibhne (Mad Sweeney)
- Tadg mac Nuadat
- Tailtiu
- Tethra
- The Cailleach
- Tlachtga
- Tuan mac Cairill
- Tuireann
- Uathach
Name a tree native to Ireland.
Any tree on the Tree Council of Ireland's list of 28 native species. Oaks, birches and willows each count as a single answer.
Robin10 km
- Oak
Red Fox40 km
- Ash
- Birch
- Hazel
- Holly
- Willow
Irish Hare55 km
- Alder
- Hawthorn
- Rowan
- Scots pine
- Yew
Red Squirrel75 km
- Aspen
- Blackthorn
- Crab apple
- Elder
- Juniper
- Strawberry tree
- Wild cherry
- Wych elm
Golden Eagle100 km
- Bird cherry
- Guelder rose
- Spindle
- Whitebeam