The History of Ireland Quiz II

This priest class in ancient Ireland functioned as priests, lawyers, doctors and political advisors. They passed down all their knowledge orally.

One of three Irish patron saints, she's said to have founded a monastery in Kildare. What was her name?

These people from Scandinavia came to Ireland in 795.

Which medieval kingdom was sometimes considered a "fifth province" of Ireland?

This powerful family ruled a large part of Ulster until the Tudor conquests in the 17th century.

This town in County Louth was brutally sacked by Cromwell in 1649.

A series of laws restricting the rights and freedoms of Catholics in Ireland.

In 1690, William of Orange won the largest battle ever fought on Irish soil. What was the battle called?

This famous Irish beer began being brewed in 1759.

This famous British general was born in Dublin but didn't consider himself Irish. He defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.

100,000 Irishmen served in the British army during this war, fought from 1914 to 1918.

This man persuaded Germany to send 20,000 guns to Ireland for the planned Easter Rising. What was his name?

This centre-right political party was founded in 1933.

Which Irish fascist organised a group of men to fight in the Spanish Civil War?

What was the second world war referred to as in Ireland?

Ireland gained semi-independence through the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921. What was this new state called?

Elected in 1960, this Irish-American became the first Catholic president of the United States. What was his name?

Which Irish singer famously tore up a portrait of Pope John Paul II on live television?

A word for the domination of the church in post-independence Ireland.

Which British aristocrat was assassinated by the IRA in 1979?

Who was Ireland's first female president, elected in 1990?

A legendary comedy sitcom about three priests that aired from 1995 to 1998.

Which Monty Python film was censored in Ireland for blasphemy?

What was legalised in the Republican of Ireland by a referendum in 2015?

Which Northern Irish politician won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998 for his work in bringing an end to the Troubles?