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Total questions: 1188
Where can you find an Irish history timeline from 1700 to 1900?Popularity: 572
What does 'Erin go braugh' mean?
Popularity: 404
Who was Michael Collins?
Popularity: 306
What is the origin of the term 'Luck of the Irish'?
Popularity: 276
What was the conflict between the Catholics and Protestants in Ireland?
Popularity: 269
What effect did Jonathan Swift's 'A Modest Proposal' have on Irish history?
Popularity: 262
Has anyone done Michael Collins family tree and is there a Web site on it?
Popularity: 239
What is the history behind Irish toasts and blessings?
Popularity: 232
What does 'Erin' mean?
Popularity: 218
What caused the Irish home rule crisis of 1912-1914?
Popularity: 208
What is the history of Irish Soda Bread?
Popularity: 204
Was Michael Collins assassinated?
Popularity: 201
What are the official colors of the Reddan Clan of County Clare?
Popularity: 192
When and why did the term 'No Irish need apply' originate?
Popularity: 191
What was life like in Ireland in past time?
Popularity: 190
Where can you purchase the BBC or RTE TV production 'Ireland A History' video?
Popularity: 188
On which side did Ireland fight during World War 2?
Popularity: 187
What does Dubh Linn mean?
Popularity: 177
How is the word 'claddagh' pronounced?
Popularity: 175
Did Michael Collins achieve the best deal for Ireland and his supporters?
Popularity: 175
How many people died in the Irish potato famine?
Popularity: 173
Where did celebrating St. Patrick's Day with green beer originate?
Popularity: 173
What is an Irish storyteller called?
Popularity: 173
How many people died in the Skibbereen Workhouse and how did it happen?
Popularity: 171
Can Harris be an Irish name?
Popularity: 170
What role did Michael Collins play in the Republican movement?
Popularity: 169
When did Irish whisky and beer become world famous?
Popularity: 169
Why do the Irish wear the color green?
Popularity: 168
What is the difference between the Gaels and the Celts?
Popularity: 167
What impact did the Easter Rising of 1916 have on Ireland and Britain?
Popularity: 167
What where Michael Collins' motives and aims?
Popularity: 166
Is Celtic pronounced seltic or keltic?
Popularity: 164
Why are the Irish called potato people?
Popularity: 164
How can you find the history of an Irish family?
Popularity: 164
What were the effects of the Easter Rising on the current political situation in Ireland?
Popularity: 164
Who was St. Patrick?
Popularity: 163
What do you bring to someone's new home besides salt and bread according to Irish traditions?
Popularity: 162
How do Butt and Parnell's leadership of the Home Rule Party compare?
Popularity: 161
What was Michael Collins involved in from 1914-1918?
Popularity: 161
What was Black 47?
Popularity: 159
Why do Northern Irish speak with a Scottish accent?
Popularity: 159
How many provinces are there in Ireland?
Popularity: 159
Was Michael Collins considered a hero?
Popularity: 158
What is the origin of the 'Wearing of the Green'?
Popularity: 158
How successfully did Michael Collins promote his cause?
Popularity: 158
What was the Black and Tan Revolt?
Popularity: 158
What were the implications of British public policy for changes in social relations in the Irish countryside during the Great Famine?
Popularity: 156
Why is it difficult to find out the truth about Micheal Collins using the Micheal Collins film?
Popularity: 156
Who was the Lavander Hill Gang?
Popularity: 155
What was the political situation in Ireland by 1918?
Popularity: 154
Is there some sort of superstition against a mother throwing a baby shower for her daughter in Irish lore?
Popularity: 150
What is the meaning of 'tis herself'?
Popularity: 148
What is the origin of the Claddagh ring?
Popularity: 148
How many counties are in Ulster?
Popularity: 147
How do you find all the family listings of Cardinal Michael Logue?
Popularity: 146
What is the story behind the French soldier's monument near Kilcummin?
Popularity: 145
How valid is the distinction between revolutionary and constitutional politics from 1912 to 1922?
Popularity: 144
Where can you find your Irish family tree?
Popularity: 143
What does 'Irish 88' refer to?
Popularity: 142
What is the real story behind the Dublin Doors?
Popularity: 141
What does 'Black Irish' mean?
Popularity: 140
Is there an Irish superstition about going to switch a light on and the bulb blows three times in a row on the same night?
Popularity: 140
How was the Irish countryside in the 19th century different?
Popularity: 140
Is it true that the official color of Ireland was once blue instead of green?
Popularity: 136
Why after two failed attempts was the third Home Rule Bill a success?
Popularity: 136
What is 'the green monster' and what did the Americans think of the Irish when they first came over?
Popularity: 134
According to the Irish what should one do at a wake?
Popularity: 134
What is a buttery?
Popularity: 131
What is a young Irish girl called?
Popularity: 129
What does Pogue mean?
Popularity: 115
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