Ireland 1798 - 1921

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Who led the 1798 rebellion?
Wolfe Tone
Who campaigned successfully for Catholic Emancipation?
Daniel O'Connell
What is "An Gorta Mor"?
Famine
What was Cu Chulainn's weapon of choice?
Hurley stick
Who became the leader of the IPP after Parnell?
Redmond
Who has the nickname "Big Jim"?
James Larkin
Who was murdered in Phoenix Park?
Cavendish and Burke
Which GB General was responsible for the deaths of ,among others, Thomas Clarke, James Connolly, and Joseph Plunkett?
Maxwell
Which British Prime Minister passed the First and Second Land Acts?
William Gladstone
Which Dublin eccentric was brutally murdered by the British during the 1916 Easter Rising?
Sheehy Skeffington
Which world-acclaimed Irish pirate took part in the Irish rebellions of 1797-98?
Edward Jordan
In what year was the Catholic Association founded?
1823
What was the colour of O'Connells coat?
Green
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Who was responsible for the Croke Park massacre?
Black n' Tans
Which of the Easter 1916 rebels owned a baccy shop?
Tom Clarke
What did the Bessborough commission recommend?
3 Fs
What did Wolfe Tone have named after him?
Band
Who did Joseph Plunkett marry in his cell the night before he was to be murdered?
Grace Clifford
Who signed the Ulster Covenant with his blood?
Major Crawford
What have I got in my pocket?
The One Ring
What was the Roman name for Ireland?
Hibernia
What did the Conservatives rename themselves to after 1886?
Unionist Party
Who led the British at the Battle of Vinegar hill?
General Lake
Who said "Ulster will fight, Ulster will be right"?
Randolph Churchill
What was the name of the widow whos cabbage patch became a battlefield in 1848?
McCormack
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Level 67
May 1, 2014
You might accept "Unionists." After all, the clue refers to "Conservatives."
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Level 55
May 2, 2014
I might
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Level 39
Nov 2, 2016
It is Hurley not Hurley stick