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Republic of Ireland local authorities-County Laois - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 6 times
- The average score is 5 of 15
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Former name of the county | Queen's County | 100%
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| Music festival held annually at Stradbally Hall | Electric Picnic | 80%
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| Rocky outcrop containing the ruins of a ninth Anglo-Norman castle, overlooking the N80 | Dunamase | 60%
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| Portlaoise is home to Ireland's most notorious what? | Prison | 60%
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| Neoclassical mansion designed by James Gandon in 1790 for the first Earl of Portarlington; an oil company was named after the nearby village | Emo House | 40%
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| Portlaoise, the county town, was formerly known by this name until 1921 | Maryborough | 40%
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| Powerful ancient Gaelic noble family who held the title of Lord of Laois, who were hunted and killed by English colonists. One of their descendants, Rory, was a key figure in the 1641 Rebellion against English rule in Ireland. Their seat was at the castle above | O'Moores | 40%
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| Actor born in the county best known for his role in Misfits | Robert Sheehan | 40%
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| As well as having a miniature railway, the town of Stradbally hosts what annual transport related event? | Steam Rally | 40%
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| Village housing a round tower and esker home to a great variety of biodiversity | Timahoe | 20%
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| Planned estate town re-designed by the Viscount de Vesci; it was formerly located on the N8 Dublin to Cork road | Abbeyleix | 0%
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| The attractive thatched famine era Poets' Cottage is located here | Camross | 0%
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| Rosenallis, a village in the north of the county, hosts this annual festival | Festival of the Mountain | 0%
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| The town of Portarlington, formerly known as Cooletoodera, has strong connections with this group of sixteenth century French Protestants | Huguenots | 0%
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| Nicknamed the 'Pirate of Peru'; this Ballylinan born man was the first Catholic mayor of New York City and the founder of the eponymous American chemical company | William Russell Grace | 0%
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