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Quiz: How much do you know about County Mayo?

Mayo County Council’s eleventh annual Mayo Day is today.

TODAY IS THE day we’ve all been waiting for: Mayo Day 2026.

It’s hard to believe it’s been a whole year since the momentous annual celebration organised by Mayo County Council was last held.

Now in its eleventh year, Mayo Day will see a wide array of events held across the county, from a food festival, to theatre performances and arts and crafts workshops.

In honour of today’s events, we want to test your knowledge of County Mayo.

True or false: The term "boycott" originated in Mayo in the 19th Century.
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True
False
Grace O'Malley (pictured on the left) was a leader born in Mayo to the O'Malley clan. What was she commonly known as?
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Grace of Glenamoy
The Pirate Queen

The Clew Bay Cartographer
The Connacht Crown
Which famous singer purchased Dorinish Island in Clew Bay, Mayo in the 1960s for around £1,550?
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Enya
Bob Dylan

Cher
John Lennon
What was the island used as for a time during said musician's ownership?
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An abattoir
A recording studio

A cat sanctuary
A commune
True or false: Mayo is third largest county in Ireland.
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True
False
Which of the former Irish presidents listed here was born in Mayo?
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Michael D Higgins
Mary Robinson

Douglas Hyde
Patrick Hillery
Which of the following events is NOT held in Mayo each year?
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The Joe Biden pottery throwdown
Castlebar Coachella

An Enda Kenny lookalike competition
Ballina Salmon Festival
A Mayo peninsula shares its name with which hairstyle?
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Curtain bangs
Mullet

Buzz cut
Bob
Which of the Irish movies listed here was NOT partially or fully filmed in Co Mayo?
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Wild Mountain Thyme (2020)
The Quiet Man (1952)

Circle of Friends (1995)
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
The discovery of a site buried under blanket bog in North Mayo revealed the oldest known WHAT in the world?
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Animal bones
Nokia phone

Enclosed field system
Turf harvester
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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Ewe could do better
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