2.
Former Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland Jack Lynch died recently. (The other possible answers were all former Presidents of Ireland). A legend because of his sporting achievements (winning All-Ireland finals in both hurling and Gaelic football), Lynch was elected Taoiseach in 1966.
3.
Born and educated in Northern Ireland Brian Moore (1921-1999), writer of The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1955) became a Canadian citizen.
4.
A prominent feature on Cave Hill above Belfast is called Napoleon's Nose, because of the rock's resemblance to the profile of the French emperor.
5.
Muckamore, Co Antrim takes its name from the plain of the cummer or confluence for the Six Mile Water river, with Lough Neagh, some two miles away.
6.
Artist Louis le Brocquy produced striking paintings featuring writers, including Samuel Beckett, James Joyce.
7.
The Association was given the rather cumbersome name of the 'Gaelic Athletic Association for the Preservation and Cultivation of our national Pastimes'.
Within weeks it had been abbreviated to the Gaelic Athletic Association.
8.
Tipperary beat Galway by 1 goal & 1 point to nil, in the first G.A.A. Hurling Final - the lowest score in a final.
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