Buildings, Sites and Ruins in Ireland

Where is Newgrange located?

• Co. Roscommon

• Co. Meath

• Co. Sligo

• Co. Cavan

What is Newgrange?

• It's a Ringfort

• It's a Hillfort

• It's a Passage Tomb

• It's a Castle

• It's a dwelling

What is Newgrange?

• It's a Ringfort

• It's a Hillfort

• It's a Passage Tomb

• It's a Castle

• It's a dwelling

Corbelling is.....

• building using clay and straw.

• building using cement and mortar

• a technique of building stones by overlapping the stones. No mortar or cement was used.

• dry stone walling.

When the Normans arrive in Ireland?

• 1014

• 1986

• 2002

• 1169

Where is the biggest Norman Castle located?

• Roscommon Town

• Galway

• Trim

• Maynooth

Where is the Rock of Cashel located?

• Co. Cavan

• Co. Donegal

• Co. Tipperary

• Co. Cork

How would a person access a crannóg?

• Using a ladder

• Using stepping stones

• Using a parachute

• Using a bridge

Who built a monastery at Glendalough in Co. Wicklow?

• St Enda

• St Kevin

• St Jacinta

• St Patrick

What was the name given to the large building in a monastery

where monks retreated to when being attacked by invaders?

• A castle

• An oratory

• A hut

• A round tower