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QUIZ: Can you identify these Irish towns from above?

Is that Clonmel or Clonroche?

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Arklow
Waterford

Wexford
Galway
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Drogheda
Dublin 7

Dublin 1
Cork
Is this...
Letterkenny
Dún Laoghaire

Cork
Waterford
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Waterford
Limerick

Dublin 7
Navan
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Westport
Galway

Waterford
Blessington
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Athlone
Navan

Athy
Ennis
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Cork
Dublin

Galway
Limerick
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Sligo
Quilty

Greystones
Clonmel
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Tramore
Cobh

Cavan
Kilmore Quay
And finally, is this...
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Fannystown
Fartrim

Stranagalwilly
Muff
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You are a satellite.
You're constantly staring at Earth from this angle. It's terrifying that you are sentient enough to access and complete a quiz like this. We don't know whether to fear or adore you.
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You are a very clever crow.
You're used to flying over these places everyday so identifying them is old hat to you. Well done on mastering the English language and figuring out how to use a computer.
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You scored out of !
You got a B3 in Leaving Cert Geography, didn't you?
A couple of the curve-balls threw you, which is a pity since you did so well in the mocks.
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You're Ptolemy.
As a 1st century cartographer, you have some idea of Ireland's towns, but you're not 100% on the finer details.
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You live in a tall house.
And the house is in one of these towns. And you have looked out your window at least once. It's time to whip out an atlas and get studying.
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You scored out of !
You're Sir Richard Griffith, 1st Baronet
It seems like only yesterday you compiled the very first Ordnance Survey map in 1825. How time flies! Things have changed a lot since then so it's okay that you got a couple wrong.
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You scored out of !
You're Sir Richard Griffith, 1st Baronet
It seems like only yesterday you compiled the very first Ordnance Survey map in 1825. How time flies! Things have changed a lot since then so it's okay that you got a couple wrong.
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You scored out of !
You got a B3 in Leaving Cert Geography, didn't you?
A couple of the curve-balls threw you, which is a pity since you did so well in the mocks.
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You scored out of !
You're Ptolemy.
As a 1st century cartographer, you have some idea of Ireland's towns, but you're not 100% on the finer details.
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You scored out of !
You're Ptolemy.
As a 1st century cartographer, you have some idea of Ireland's towns, but you're not 100% on the finer details.
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You scored out of !
:-/
Get out the atlas and have another go.
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