Quiz: How much do you know about Irish crafts?

Question

Which of these crafts are NOT routinely regarded as a traditional Irish craft?

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Quilting

Answer 1

Basket weaving

Answer 2

Lacemaking

Answer 3

Tapestry weaving

Answer 4

They have no purpose, they're just cute!

Answer 5

To ward off evil, fire and hunger

Answer 6

To make use of rushes before they go out of season

Answer 7

To keep kids busy with crafts during school holidays

Answer 8

Lambs wool

Answer 9

Merino wool

Answer 10

Báinn wool

Answer 11

Mohair wool

Answer 12

You're married

Answer 13

You're in a relationship, but not engaged

Answer 14

You're engaged

Answer 15

You're single

Answer 16

They are port towns, making it easier to access coal

Answer 17

There are a surprising amount of fancy restaurants in all these areas

Answer 18

Each town was popular with tourists at the time

Answer 19

People had literally nothing else to hold their drinks in

Answer 20

Laid paper

Answer 21

Bettystown

Answer 22

Paul Maloney

Answer 23

Rosemarie Durr

Answer 24

Nicholas Mosse

Answer 25

Louis Mulcahy

Answer 26

The native population wore them as a mark of defiance after they were outlawed by the British

Answer 27

A 16th century law required men to wear woollen caps on Sundays and public holidays

Answer 28

They were given out free in churches in the early 1900s

Answer 29

They were never actually popular at all until the Healy-Raes come along

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