What is said to have been St Patrick's real name?
Paddy O'Leary
Patrick Walsh
Seán Fitzpatrick
Maewyn Succat
On what date do millions of people around the world celebrate St Patrick?
August 17
May 17
December 17
March 17
What symbol is often associated with Ireland's patron saint?
Castle
Shamrock
Claddagh Ring
Bodhrán
According to legend, what did St Patrick banish from Ireland?
Spiders
Butterflies
Snakes
Goats
A blight on what crop caused a severe decline in Ireland’s population in 1845?
Sugar
Wheat
Corn
Potato
Ireland is the only country to have a musical instrument as one of its official symbols. What is it?
Bagpipe
Fiddle
Guitar
Harp
A person visiting Ireland may hear “sláinte” said many times. Which of these is synonymous with sláinte?
Get lost!
Goodbye!
Please!
Cheers!
The Blarney Stone at Ireland’s Blarney Castle is said to confer what gift on those who kiss it?
Good luck
Eloquence
Fresh breath
Long life
In the 1729 satirical essay A Modest Proposal, author Jonathan Swift suggested what unconventional means to solve Ireland’s poverty?
Selling babies as food
Crowning everyone king
Moving Ireland to the Mediterranean
Finding gold
Which of these groups IN NOT Irish?
U2
Cranberries
The Corrs
The Proclaimer
What is the capital or Ireland?
Dublin
