Republic of Ireland local authorities-County Offaly - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
Former county name until 1921 King's County
100%
Successful professional golfer originally from Clara Shane Lowry
100%
This village was where Ireland's first peat fired power station was located Ferbane
67%
County nickname, used primarily by the GAA The Faithful County
67%
Popular brand of whiskey distilled in the county town Tullamore Dew
67%
Attractive castle owned by the Earl of Rosse, member of the wealthy Parsons family Birr Castle
33%
Very unpopular Taoiseach from 2008 to 2010 Brian Cowen
33%
Monastery founded in 544 by St Ciaran; a major religious centre that had close associations with the kings of Connacht Clonmacnoise
33%
US President Barack Obama had ancestral ties to this town Moneygall
33%
Mountains located along the southern border of the county Slieve Bloom
33%
Raised bog which is one of Ireland's largest Clara Bog
0%
Believed to have been founded by St Columba in the sixth century, this mostly undisturbed monastery is home to a High Cross and a famous illuminated manuscript Durrow Abbey
0%
Geologist and physicist known for his work in developing radiotherapy for cancer treatment John Joly
0%
Formerly owned by the wealthy Darby family, this eerie castle is considered the most haunted in Ireland Leap Castle
0%
Telescope in the castle which was the largest in the world for over 70 years, from 1845 until 1917 Leviathan of Parsonstown
0%
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