Ireland

When do scientists think people started living permanently in Ireland?

• In the 5th century

• 10 500 years BC

• 5 000 years BC

• 10 500 years AD

What did the Neolithic people NOT build?

• tombs

• stone circles

• churches

• stone monuments

The people who lived in old Ireland were called

• the Celtics

• the Gaelics

• the Gaels

• the English

The Gaels were originally

• pagans

• Christians

• Budhists

• gods and goddesses

What word comes from the language of Vikings?

• solstice

• Gaels

• Ireland

• craic

When did the Normans first come to Ireland?

• In the 5th century

• In the 10 th century

• Starting in 1169

• In the 14th century

Which English king declared himself king of Ireland in 1541?

• Henry VI

• Henry VIII

• James I

• Richard III

Who owned most of the land in Ireland by 1801?

• Irish farmers

• Irish-speaking people

• English-speaking catholics

• English-speaking protestants

What started the famine in Ireland?

• a disease which affected cattle

• drought

• floods

• a disease which affected potatoes

What jobs did Irish people do in America? (more than one answer is correct)

• street performing

• office jobs

• working in mines

• building railways and canals