Where In The World . . .#7 Ireland!

Gaelic Quote of the Month:

Phrase: Mol an oige agus tiocfaidh siad

Pronounced: moll on ogue/ihh og/iss chuck/igg sheed

Meaning: Praise the young and they will flourish

(Special Thanks to Ms. Alison Liddy of Salthill, Galway, Ireland)

1.  Which ocean do you cross on a plane trip from Boston, Massachusetts to Ireland?                Atlantic                

2.  How many countries are there on the island of Ireland?                    two                         

3.  If your plane just landed at Shannon Airport, which country did you land in?                  The Irish Republic                

4.  In the movie It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Snoopy likes marching to the song It’s a Long Way to Tipperary. If you are going to Tipperary, which direction would you march when you leave the Shannon Airport (East or West)?               East                    

The native language of Ireland is called Irish Gaelic. Here are four Irish Gaelic words and their English meanings:

abhainn = river, cathair = city, sliabh = mountain, lough = lake

5.  The longest abhainn in Ireland is the    Shannon     which enters the sea between counties Clare and Limerick after a journey of 240 miles.

6.  The highest sliabh is          Carrantuohill         (3414 ft. above sea level), near Killarney in County Kerry.

7.  The largest lough (153 square miles) is Lough           Neagh             in the North.

8.  The capital and largest cathair in the Irish Republic is           Dublin                 , which has about 860,000 people.

9.  The                Irish                Sea, which separates Ireland from Britain, is from 11 to 120 miles wide.

10.  Saint Patrick is the most famous Irishman. In what city in the United States is Saint Patrick’s Cathedral?           New York City           

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