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Quiz: How well do you remember primary school geography?

No peeking.

SETTLE DOWN, THERE at the back.

It’s time to go back to primary school to see how much you remember about the physical geography of Ireland.

Here goes…

Which one of these is Lough Erne

A

B

C

D

Which is NOT one of the "Three Sisters"?

Suir

Slaney

Nore

Barrow

We all know Carrountoohill is Ireland's highest peak. But what's the highest outside of the Macgillycuddy's Reeks?

Lugnaquilla

Galtymore

Slieve Donard

Mount Brandon

Ireland's longest river, the Shannon, runs through and between how many counties?

9

10

11

12

Dublin has two major canals, the Grand and the Royal. Which one runs behind Croke Park?

Royal

Grand

Which of these is NOT a river in Cork?

Lee

Bandon

Blackwater

Feale

Which isn't a member of the Aran Islands?

Inishmore

Inishowen

Inishmaan

Inisheer

We know that Malin and Mizen are the most northerly and southerly points on the Irish mainland. But can you remember the most westerly?

Dunquin, Dingle Peninsula

Erris Head, Mayo

Bantry, Cork

Loop Head, Clare

In which county would you find the Blue Stack Mountains?

Sligo

Donegal

Mayo

Galway

Which is the largest lake on the island of Ireland?

Lough Derg

Lough Corrib

Lough Neagh

Lough Erne

Answer all the questions to see your result!

You scored out of !

You're very, very Irish

You know this country inside out and top to bottom.

You scored out of !

You're fairly Irish

You know your Reillys from O'Reillys.

You scored out of !

You're kind of Irish

And welcome as you are to Ireland, you need to brush up.

You scored out of !

Nobody knows if you're Irish or not

But that's ok, because you're probably awesome, anyway.

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