Every round is one question with lots of right answers.
Write down up to three. Each correct answer scores points.
The rarer the answer, the more it scores.
Robin1 pt
Hedgehog2 pts
Red Fox3 pts
Irish Hare4 pts
Red Squirrel5 pts
Golden Eagle6 pts
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Round 1 of 6Irish lifeTeam
Name anyone who has served as Taoiseach.
Any holder of the office since it was created in 1937, the current Taoiseach included.
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Round 2 of 6GeographyTeam
Name a town or village in County Kerry.
Anywhere in Kerry big enough to be called a town or village. English or Irish names both count.
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Round 3 of 6Music & entertainmentTeam
Name an act that has represented Ireland at Eurovision.
Any act that sang for Ireland from 1965 to 2025. Acts who went more than once count once.
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Round 4 of 6HistoryTeam
Name one of the leaders executed after the 1916 Rising.
The sixteen men executed for their part in the Rising, in Dublin, Cork and London.
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Round 5 of 6SportTeam
Name an Irish Olympic gold medallist.
Anyone who won gold competing for Ireland. Silver and bronze don’t count.
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Round 6 of 6Culture & languageTeam
Name an Irish county, in Irish.
Any of the 32 counties, written as Gaeilge. Fadas are optional.
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Round 1 of 6Irish lifeQuizmaster · Boreen #001
Name anyone who has served as Taoiseach.
Any holder of the office since it was created in 1937, the current Taoiseach included.
Up to three answers a team. Each answer below scores its points; anything else scores 0. Accept close spellings, and the same answer twice counts once. Top score: 18.
Golden Eagle6 pts3 answers
John A. Costello · also john aloysius costello
John Bruton
Liam Cosgrave
Red Squirrel5 pts3 answers
Albert Reynolds
Garret FitzGerald
Seán Lemass · also john lemass
Irish Hare4 pts3 answers
Brian Cowen
Jack Lynch · also john lynch, john mary lynch
Simon Harris
Red Fox3 pts2 answers
Charles Haughey · also cj haughey
Éamon de Valera · also edward de valera
Hedgehog2 pts3 answers
Enda Kenny
Leo Varadkar
Micheál Martin
Robin1 pt1 answer
Bertie Ahern · also patrick ahern, patrick bartholomew ahern
Round 2 of 6GeographyQuizmaster · Boreen #001
Name a town or village in County Kerry.
Anywhere in Kerry big enough to be called a town or village. English or Irish names both count.
Up to three answers a team. Each answer below scores its points; anything else scores 0. Accept close spellings, and the same answer twice counts once. Top score: 18.
Golden Eagle6 pts116 answers
Abbeydorney · also mainistir ó dtorna
Aghatubrid · also achadh tiobraid
Aghnalack · also áth na leac
An Gleann · also glen
Annascaul · also abhainn an scail
Ardfert · also ard fhearta
Asdee · also eas daoi
Aughacasla
Ballinskelligs · also baile an sceilg
Ballydavid · also baile na ngall, ballynagall
Ballyduff · also an baile dubh
Ballyferriter · also baile an fheirtearaigh, an buailtín
Ballyfinnane · also béal átha fionnáin
Ballyhar · also baile uí aichir
Ballylongford · also beal atha longfoirt
Ballymacelligott · also baile mhic eileagóid
Ballymullen
Ballyoughteragh · also an baile uachtarach
Ballyseedy · also baile ó síoda
Banemore
Banna · also an bheannach
Barraduff · also an barr dubh
Beal · also biaille
Beaufort · also lios an phúca
Blackwater · also an poll gorm
Blackwater Bridge · also droichead na dóinne
Blennerville · also cathair uí mhóráin
Boherboy · also an bóthar buí
Bonane
Boolteens · also na buailtíní
Brandon · also cé bhréanainn
Brandon Creek · also cuas an bhodaigh
Brosna
Bunane
Bunaw · also bun átha
Caherdaniel · also cathair donall
Camp · also an com
Carhoo · also an cheathrú
Castlecove · also an siopa dubh
Castlemaine · also caislean na mainge
Causeway · also an tóchar
Chapeltown · also an caol, baile an tséipéil
Cleady · also claoideach
Cloghane
Clogher · also an cloichear
Cloonkeen · also cluain chaoin
Coolgarriv
Coon · also an cuan
Cordal
Coumeenoole · also com dhíneol
Cromane
Currans · also na coirríní
Currow · also corra
Derrynane · also doire fhíonáin
Doonshean
Duagh · also dubháth
Dungeagan
Dunquin · also dun chaoin
Emlaghmore · also an tImleach Mór
Faha · also faiche
Fahamore · also an fhaiche mhór
Farran · also an fearann
Farranfore · also an fearann fuar
Fenit · also an fhianait
Feohanagh · also an fheothanach
Finuge · also fionnúig
Firies · also na foidhrí
Fossa · also an fosadh
Fybagh · also an fhadhbach
Glencar · also gleann chárthaigh
Glenderry · also gleann doire
Glenflesk · also gleann fleisce
Glenmore · also an gleann mór
Gneeveguilla · also gneevgullia, gníomh go leith
Gortatlea · also gort an tsléibhe
Greenane · also grianán
Headford · also lios na gceann
Inch · also inse
Keel · also an chill
Kells · also na cealla
Kilcooly · also cill chúile
Kilcummin · also cill chuimín
Kilduff · also an chill dubh
Kilflynn · also cill flainn
Kilgarvan · also cill gharbhain
Kilgobnet · also cill ghobnait
Killeenleagh · also an chillín liath
Kilmorna · also coill mhaonaigh
Kilmoyley · also cill mhaoile
Knightstown · also baile an ridire
Knockanure · also cnoc an iúir
Knocknagoshel · also cnoc na gcaiseal
Lauragh · also an láithreach
Lispole · also lios póil
Lisselton · also lios eiltín
Lixnaw · also leic snámha
Lough Caragh · also caragh lake, loch cárthaí
Lower Colony · also an colainí íochtarach
Lyreacrompane · also ladhar an chrompáin
Mastergeehy · also máistir gaoithe
Milltown · also baile an mhuilinn
Moyvane · also newtownsandes, maigh mheáin
Muckross
Murreagh · also an mhuiríoch
New Chapel
Rathmore
Scartaglen · also scairteach an ghlinne
Scraggane
Shronowen · also srón abhann
Spa
Stradbally · also an sráidbhaile
Tahilla · also tathuile
Templenoe · also an teampall nua
Tuosist · also tuath ó siosta
Upper Colony · also an colainí uachtarach
Ventry · also ceann tra
Red Squirrel5 pts7 answers
Ballyheigue · also baile ui thaidhg
Castlegregory · also caislean ghriaire
Glenbeigh · also gleann beithe
Portmagee · also an caladh
Sneem · also an tsnaidhm
Tarbert
Waterville · also an coirean
Irish Hare4 pts4 answers
Ballybunion · also baile an bhuinneanaigh
Cahersiveen · also cathair saidhbhin
Castleisland · also oilean ciarrai
Killorglin
Red Fox3 pts2 answers
Kenmare · also neidin
Listowel · also lios tuathail
Hedgehog2 pts1 answer
Dingle · also an daingean, daingean ui chuis
Robin1 pt2 answers
Killarney · also cill airne
Tralee · also tra li
Round 3 of 6Music & entertainmentQuizmaster · Boreen #001
Name an act that has represented Ireland at Eurovision.
Any act that sang for Ireland from 1965 to 2025. Acts who went more than once count once.
Up to three answers a team. Each answer below scores its points; anything else scores 0. Accept close spellings, and the same answer twice counts once. Top score: 18.
Golden Eagle6 pts36 answers
Angela Farrell
Brendan Murray
Can-linn feat. Kasey Smith
Cathal Dunne
Chris Doran
Colm Wilkinson
Dawn Martin
Dervish · also cathy jordan
Donna and Joe · also donna and joe mccaul
Eamonn Toal
Eddie Friel
EMMY
Gary O’Shaughnessy
Jump the Gun
Kiev Connolly & the Missing Passengers
Kim Jackson
Liam Reilly
Luv Bug
Marc Roberts
Maria Christian
Maxi
Mickey Joe Harte
Molly Sterling
Muriel Day
Pat McGeegan
Red Hurley
Ryan Dolan
Sandie Jones
Sarah McTernan
Seán Dunphy
Sheeba
Sinéad Mulvey & Black Daisy
The Duskeys
The Mullans
The Swarbriggs · also swarbriggs plus two, swarbrigg brothers
Tina Reynolds
Red Squirrel5 pts8 answers
Brian Kennedy
Brooke · also scullion
Butch Moore
Dickie Rock
Lesley Roy
Nicky Byrne · also nicholas byrne
Ryan O’Shaughnessy
Wild Youth
Irish Hare4 pts2 answers
Eimear Quinn
Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan
Red Fox3 pts4 answers
Bambie Thug
Dustin the Turkey
Linda Martin
Niamh Kavanagh
Hedgehog2 pts2 answers
Dana · also rosemary brown
Jedward · also john and edward, john grimes
Robin1 pt1 answer
Johnny Logan · also sean sherrard
Round 4 of 6HistoryQuizmaster · Boreen #001
Name one of the leaders executed after the 1916 Rising.
The sixteen men executed for their part in the Rising, in Dublin, Cork and London.
Up to three answers a team. Each answer below scores its points; anything else scores 0. Accept close spellings, and the same answer twice counts once. Top score: 18.
Golden Eagle6 pts3 answers
Edward Daly · also ned daly
Michael O’Hanrahan · also micheal o hannrachain
Thomas Kent · also tomas ceannt, tom kent
Red Squirrel5 pts5 answers
Con Colbert · also cornelius colbert, conchubhar o colbaird
John MacBride · also major macbride
Michael Mallin
Seán Heuston · also john heuston, john joseph heuston
Willie Pearse · also william james pearse
Irish Hare4 pts2 answers
Éamonn Ceannt · also edward kent, eamonn kent
Roger Casement · also ruairi mac easmainn
Red Fox3 pts4 answers
Joseph Plunkett · also joseph mary plunkett, joe plunkett
Seán Mac Diarmada · also sean mac dermott, john macdermott
Thomas Clarke · also tom clarke, thomas james clarke
Thomas MacDonagh · also tomas mac donnchadha, tom macdonagh
Robin1 pt2 answers
James Connolly · also seamus o conghaile
Patrick Pearse · also padraig pearse, p h pearse
Round 5 of 6SportQuizmaster · Boreen #001
Name an Irish Olympic gold medallist.
Anyone who won gold competing for Ireland. Silver and bronze don’t count.
Up to three answers a team. Each answer below scores its points; anything else scores 0. Accept close spellings, and the same answer twice counts once. Top score: 14.
Red Squirrel5 pts2 answers
Bob Tisdall · also robert tisdall
Pat O’Callaghan · also patrick o callaghan
Irish Hare4 pts2 answers
Fintan McCarthy
Ronnie Delany · also ron delany
Red Fox3 pts5 answers
Daniel Wiffen · also dan wiffen
Michael Carruth · also mick carruth
Michelle Smith · also michelle de bruin
Paul O’Donovan
Rhys McClenaghan
Hedgehog2 pts1 answer
Kellie Harrington
Robin1 pt1 answer
Katie Taylor
Round 6 of 6Culture & languageQuizmaster · Boreen #001
Name an Irish county, in Irish.
Any of the 32 counties, written as Gaeilge. Fadas are optional.
Up to three answers a team. Each answer below scores its points; anything else scores 0. Accept close spellings, and the same answer twice counts once. Top score: 18.