Memorize these and recognize 35.6% of all Ireland clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the Blarney Stone | 4 | It's what these people are lined up to do: |
| 2 | Waterford | 3 | Archaeologists in Cork found Viking artifacts that threaten to shatter this city's "oldest in Ireland" status like its crystal |
| 3 | peat | 3 | We don't mean to bog you down with facts, but this fuel still covers over 10% of the island |
| 4 | Dublin | 3 | Also called Trinity College, the university of this capital was founded in 1592 |
| 5 | Cork | 3 | Pull out the stopper! This southern Irish city is the country's second largest |
| 6 | Ulster | 2 | Only three of the nine counties of this province belong to the Republic of Ireland |
| 7 | Tipperary | 2 | It was a long way to this city for the English King John, who built a castle there when he was governor |
| 8 | the shamrock | 2 | Said to represent the trinity, this three-leafed plant is Ireland's national symbol |
| 9 | Guinness | 2 | One of Ireland's most important exports, it's also Ireland's most popular brand of stout beer |
| 10 | Gaelic | 2 | Galway is home to a national theater dedicated to works in the language called Irish this |
| 11 | Blarney | 2 | In 1446 Cormac MacCarthy built this castle stone by stone |
| 12 | the Vikings | 2 | Cities of Dublin, Cork & Limerick were all founded by these Scandinavian invaders |
| 13 | a limerick | 2 | Style of poetry named for Irish city and popularized by Edward Lear |