Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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Titular folk song of the same name | Carrickfergus | 100%
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Located in this county | County Antrim | 100%
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Parliamentary constituency | East Antrim | 100%
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Peerage title; reinstated in 2011 when bestowed upon Prince William | Baron Carrickfergus | 80%
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Located on this body of water | Belfast Lough | 80%
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NIFA Football team | Carrick Rangers FC | 80%
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Anglo-Norman knight who constructed the town's castle | John de Courcy | 80%
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Meaning of name | Rock of Fergus | 80%
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Population | 27,998 | 60%
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What this body used to be called | Carrickfergus Bay | 60%
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United Irishman captured in the town in 1798 | Henry Joy McCracken | 60%
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Earl of Ulster who redesigned the castle and constructed St Nicholas' Church | Hugh de Lacy | 60%
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Anglo-Irish satirical writer and essayist who lived outside the town; best known for writing Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan Swift | 60%
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Located in this council area | Mid and East Antrim | 60%
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A massive complex of this lies to the east of the town, extending over 25 km underground | Salt mines | 60%
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Cottage which was the ancestral home of US President Andrew Jackson | Boneybefore | 40%
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The streets and roads are mostly laid in this pattern | Grid | 40%
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Actress who moved to Australia; best known for her role in Neighbours | Jackie Woodbourne | 40%
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Coal-fired power station located outside the town; due to be replaced soon | Kilroot Power Station | 40%
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Poet who wrote the titular poem 'Carrickfergus' | Louis MacNeice | 40%
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Railway which served the town prior to nationalisation | Northern Counties Committee(LMS) | 40%
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What used to be located within the town | Prison | 40%
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Their home ground; largest stadium | Taylors Avenue | 40%
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The town was the location of Ireland's last what in 1711? | Witchcraft trial | 40%
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Victorian ghost story writer | Charlotte Riddell | 20%
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French naval captain who captured and held town during Seven Years War | Francois Thurot | 20%
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