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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
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You scored out of !
Ewe really know your stuff
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You scored out of !
Ewe are getting there
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You scored out of !
Ewe could do better
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