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Slemish - Quiz
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  • 1. What is the historical name of Slemish?
A) Sliabh Patrick
B) Slieve Antrim
C) Sliabh Mor
D) Slieve Mish
  • 2. In which townland is Slemish located?
A) Carnstroan
B) Ballymena
C) Skerry
D) Inisfallen
  • 3. What geological feature is Slemish identified as?
A) A tectonic fault line
B) The plug of an extinct volcano
C) A glacial erratic
D) A sedimentary ridge
  • 4. During which geological period was the plug of Slemish formed?
A) Palaeogene
B) Jurassic
C) Cretaceous
D) Carboniferous
  • 5. What rock type is Slemish composed of?
A) Sandstone
B) Granite
C) Olivine dolerite
D) Limestone
  • 6. Who is traditionally said to have tended sheep on Slemish?
A) Nia, son of Cú Allaid
B) Saint Patrick
C) Dennis Kennedy
D) Milchu
  • 7. How many years did Saint Patrick allegedly work as a shepherd on Slemish?
A) Twelve years
B) Six years
C) Ten years
D) Three years
  • 8. What was the name of Saint Patrick's master on Slemish?
A) Patrick Senior
B) Nia
C) Milchu
D) Cú Allaid
  • 9. Which birds can be regularly seen at Slemish?
A) Puffins, gulls, petrels and gannets
B) Eagles, owls, sparrows and swallows
C) Herons, cranes, swans and geese
D) Ravens, buzzards, wheatears and meadow pipits
  • 10. What is the significance of March 17th at Slemish?
A) The annual sheep shearing festival occurs
B) A battle is reenacted
C) A geological survey team visits the site
D) Large crowds walk to the top as a pilgrimage
  • 11. Which book features a chronicle of a family living in Northern Ireland?
A) Life at Skerry
B) The History of Antrim
C) The Annals of Inisfallen
D) Climbing Slemish
  • 12. What happened at Slemish during the 1798 rebellion?
A) It was the site of a United Irish camp
B) It served as a refuge for the British army
C) It was the site of a major battle
D) It was where a peace treaty was signed
  • 13. Where is the church thought to have been founded by Saint Patrick located near Slemish?
A) Skerry Churchyard
B) Carnstroan Village
C) The town center of Ballymena
D) The base of the extinct volcano
  • 14. What did the voice in Patrick's vision tell him to do?
A) Move to the South of Ireland
B) Build a church on the mountain
C) Escape and return home to Britain
D) Stay and convert Milchu
  • 15. What meaning does the Irish name 'Sliabh Mis' carry?
A) Sheep mountain
B) Patrick's hill
C) Mis's mountain
D) The high volcano
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