How well do you know Kerry?

How about a rolling quiz type thread, where a poster asks a question and the next poster must answer it before putting up their own question?

Of course, Google etc. will be used, but as there are no prizes maybe try to go without and see.

If a question is unanswered for 24 hours, them the thread can move on and the poster can come back to reveal the answer in their own time. To prevent everyone being stumped and the thread stalling.

The only rule is that the question must be linked to Kerry. They can be classic quiz type questions, when was such and such born, what river flows through X village etc. But less scientific ones welcome, more cultural and social...like name the pub on some street, what petrol is sold by the garage at some place etc.

So, to start

What townland in Tralee contains the main offices of Kerry County Council and the Motor Taxation Office?

ongarboy

Deleted User wrote: »

How about a rolling quiz type thread, where a poster asks a question and the next poster must answer it before putting up their own question?

Of course, Google etc. will be used, but as there are no prizes maybe try to go without and see.

If a question is unanswered for 24 hours, them the thread can move on and the poster can come back to reveal the answer in their own time. To prevent everyone being stumped and the thread stalling.

The only rule is that the question must be linked to Kerry. They can be classic quiz type questions, when was such and such born, what river flows through X village etc. But less scientific ones welcome, more cultural and social...like name the pub on some street, what petrol is sold by the garage at some place etc.

So, to start

What townland in Tralee contains the main offices of Kerry County Council and the Motor Taxation Office?

Without googling, I'll hazard a guess and say Ratass?

My question, what village in North Kerry had reports of moving statues in the parish church circa 1985? (this was the mid 80s phase in Ireland when every county had holy statues disco dancing!).

ongarboy

ongarboy wrote: »

My question, what village in North Kerry had reports of moving statues in the parish church circa 1985? (this was the mid 80s phase in Ireland when every county had holy statues disco dancing!).

Correct with Rathass.

Asdee?

On what island off Kerry would you find these, the Cathedral Rocks?

kerry4sam

Lovely Idea for a thread!

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Correct with Rathass.

Asdee?

On what island off Kerry would you find these, the Cathedral Rocks?

Great Blasket Island


Where in Kerry would you find the following guys:

kerry4sam

kerry4sam wrote: »

Great Blasket Island


Where in Kerry would you find the following guys:

No! But veeeeeeery close...go again!

Yours is by the Suspension Bridge in Kenmare.

Here's an easy one, insert the name of the pub

"where is xxxx xxxxs, across from the Church, where is the Church, across from xxxx xxxxs"

Axel Lamp

Dick Macks

What was the name of Bishop Casey's summer house near Inch?

ongarboy

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Asdee?

Correct!!

Axel Lamp

Axel Lamp wrote: »

What was the name of Bishop Casey's summer house near Inch?

Correct with Dick Macks. Cheated and Googled your question - 24 hours with no response! Was it Red Cliff House?

http://www.radiokerry.ie/news/bishops-caseys-former-holiday-retreat-is-sold/

Which son of Ballylongford appeared on the "Your Country Needs You" WWI recruitment poster?

JonathonS

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On what island off Kerry would you find these, the Cathedral Rocks?

Inishnabro. If you stop on the N70 above Kells Bay and use binoculars you can see them clearly.

kingdumb

Horatio Herbert Kitchener

he was misquoted

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Which son of Ballylongford appeared on the "Your Country Needs You" WWI recruitment poster?

Lmce24

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Correct with Dick Macks. Cheated and Googled your question - 24 hours with no response! Was it Red Cliff House?

http://www.radiokerry.ie/news/bishops-caseys-former-holiday-retreat-is-sold/

Which son of Ballylongford appeared on the "Your Country Needs You" WWI recruitment poster?

It sure was! My friend's parents had it as the b+b

kingdumb

Lmce24 wrote: »

It sure was! My friend's parents had it as the b+b

Ok to try and link these questions...
That Kitchener poster was also the basis for a conscription poster for another army.
Where in Kerry would you find a memorial to the Irish who died in a conflict in Asia which under conscription to that army ?

Lmce24

kingdumb wrote: »

Ok to try and link these questions...
That Kitchener poster was also the basis for a conscription poster for another army.
Where in Kerry would you find a memorial to the Irish who died in a conflict in Asia which under conscription to that army ?

Court house in tralee I do believe....?!

Lmce24

Lmce24 wrote: »

Court house in tralee I do believe....?!

More info please!

Which army, which conflict?

Lmce24

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More info please!

Which army, which conflict?

Crimea....or something like that!

kingdumb

@Lmce24

No its not the Crimea/Tralee court house.
The Irish who fought in that did so under the British[ plus is Crimea is not in Asia is it ?].

kingdumb

If I told you that a google of kerry+the conflict would reveal the answer. Figuring out the the army should be easy, look at the Kitchener image that is very similar to another '____ needs you' conscription poster, possibly more well known than the Kitchener original.

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More info please!

Which army, which conflict?

Lmce24

kingdumb wrote: »

If I told you that a google of kerry+conflict would reveal the answer, figuring out the the army should be easy, look at the Kitchener image that is very similar to another '.... needs you' conscription poster, possibly more well known than the Kitchener original.

No idea where Crimea is but one of the pillars is for India so British army

Davidth88

Burma and Killarney outside the East Ave.


http://www.royalmunsterfusiliers.org/b2kilar1.htm

Just a point , would these men have been all conscripts ...... not sure about that ( but that's OT )

kingdumb

Again, the memorial is to those who fought with a different army, ie not the British.

kingdumb

Wow I had no idea that the Munster Fusiliers were the successor's of the East India Company's private army !

Davidth88 wrote: »

Burma and Killarney outside the East Ave.
http://www.royalmunsterfusiliers.org/b2kilar1.htm

Davidth88

kingdumb wrote: »

Again, the memorial is to those who fought with a different army, ie not the British.

Ok, now I understand ....... Try the US Army in Korea


http://www.illyria.com/irish/kor_canty.html


Never seen it myself

JonathonS

Where in Kerry will you find a monument to the co-founder of Rolls Royce?

kingdumb

Spot on, but where is the memorial ?

The other famous poster that the Kitchenerimage was the basis for was this uncle Sam one.

Davidth88 wrote: »

Ok, now I understand ....... Try the US Army in Korea


http://www.illyria.com/irish/kor_canty.html


Never seen it myself

carchaeologist

JonathonS wrote: »

Where in Kerry will you find a monument to the co-founder of Rolls Royce?

Is this anything to do with the Ballyfinane hillclimb of 1903?

JonathonS

You're getting hotter.

carchaeologist

JonathonS wrote: »

You're getting hotter.

I thought as much, Charles Rolls won the event which was held on July 15th 1903, and the Monument commerating the Ballyfinane Hill climb was unveiled by the Kingdom Veteran Vintage and Classic car club on the 20th July 2003.

JonathonS

So......where is the monument?

kingdumb

kingdumb wrote: »

If I told you that a google of kerry+the conflict would reveal the answer. Figuring out the the army should be easy, look at the Kitchener image that is very similar to another '____ needs you' conscription poster, possibly more well known than the Kitchener original.

Got the poster, but can't get the conflict, every time I google Kerry plus conflict it brings up John Kerry's military history!

Presume it's one of the American Civil War, WWI or WWII, Korea or Vietnam.

kingdumb

See Davidth88 answer
"Ok, now I understand ....... Try the US Army in Korea"

Still didn't say where the memorial was tho'

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Got the poster, but can't get the conflict, every time I google Kerry plus conflict it brings up John Kerry's military history!

Presume it's one of the American Civil War, WWI or WWII, Korea or Vietnam.

Aphex Tim