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Quiz: How much do you know about Kildare?

St Brigid is believed to have been from Kildare.
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THIS FIRST FEBRUARY weekend has brought us St Brigid’s Day (yesterday) and Ireland’s newest bank holiday (tomorrow) in her honour.

Ireland’s patroness saint is believed to have been from Kildare.

In keeping with the spirit of the weekend, how much do you know about Kildare? 

What is/are Kildare’s county colour(s)?
Black and White
Brown

Beige and Blue
White
What year did the first recorded horse race take place at The Curragh Racecourse?
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1727
1757

1827
1857
Which of these is NOT a nickname for Kildare ?
The Lilywhites
The Thoroughbred County

The Faithful County
The Short Grass County
Which of these towns is the home of Paul Mescal, one of Kildare's most famous exports?
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Celbridge
Maynooth

Naas
Newbridge
Which of these British pop artists spent some time living in Kildare as a child?
Lily Allen
Ellie Goulding

Pixie Lott
Cher Lloyd
Multiple miracles have been attributed to Saint Brigid. One miracle involved a clothing garment. What was that item?
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Cardigan
Cloak

Clogs
Clutch
Which of these US presidents traces ancestry back to Kildare?
Joe Biden
Richard Nixon

Barack Obama
Jimmy Carter
Which Kildare town is this?
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Athy
Celbridge

Clane
Kilcock
What is County Kildare as Gaeilge?
Contae Chill Droichid
Contae Chill Dorcha

Contae Chill Dara
Contae Cáca Milis
How many boutiques are there at the Kildare Village outlets?
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95
105

115
125
Which of these round towers would you find in Kildare?
Tullaherin Round Tower
Timahoe Round Tower

Taghadoe Round Tower
Turlough Round Tower
And finally - Arthur Guinness, who invented Guinness, was born in Kildare. How many children did he have with his wife Olivia Whitmore?
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10
11

12
13
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    Emily Dalton
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    Feb 2nd 2025, 10:49 PM

    This is going to cause an argument with Louth, who claim Brigid is one of the three good things about Faughaurt.

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    Larry Betts
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    Feb 2nd 2025, 10:54 PM

    @Emily Dalton: Louth is the Wee county. Small and tidy. But Kildare is Naas and Clane.

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    Oh Mammy
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    Feb 2nd 2025, 11:20 PM

    @Emily Dalton: she was born there in 452

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    Feb 2nd 2025, 11:27 PM

    @Emily Dalton: the county gaa emblem is St Brigid’s cross modernized (unfortunately)

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    Colm de Cleir
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    Feb 3rd 2025, 11:28 AM

    @Emily Dalton: Maybe there were two St. Brigids?

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    Larry Betts
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    Feb 2nd 2025, 10:29 PM

    They are asking for trouble. They have signs erected on the approach roads to a certain townland ‘Welcome to Kill’

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    Willie Marty
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    Feb 2nd 2025, 11:27 PM

    @Larry Betts: you are on fire tonight Larry”.Winner all white”

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    Feb 3rd 2025, 12:44 AM

    @Larry Betts: could be worse – welcome to ‘hoe

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    Feb 3rd 2025, 5:33 AM

    @Larry Betts: And if my name was Daragh i would steer well clear of KILL-DARA.

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    Feb 3rd 2025, 6:13 AM

    @Willie Marty: They’re going to Kilcullen first

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    Feb 3rd 2025, 7:45 AM

    @Larry Betts: And finally Kilcock-Ouch!!

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    Feb 3rd 2025, 8:54 AM

    @Willie Marty: You can visit a GP if you’re prosperous

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    Darren Forde
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    Feb 4th 2025, 3:34 PM

    @Larry Betts: I live in kill.
    There is also one in Kilkenny

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    Brian Dunne
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    Feb 3rd 2025, 12:15 AM

    I know it’s God’s county.

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    Feb 3rd 2025, 11:21 AM

    Bridget is Ireland’s Matron saint not Patron

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    Martin Ridge
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    Feb 3rd 2025, 1:20 PM

    Clearly i know nothing about kildare

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    Dan Murphy
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    Feb 3rd 2025, 12:00 PM

    How come everyone in Kildare has a traveller accent?

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    Feb 4th 2025, 4:17 AM

    @Dan Murphy: hardly in north Kildare celbridge maynooth Leixlip

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    Feb 3rd 2025, 6:12 PM

    Nothing about how they shit their pants every time they play the Dubs? Disappointed

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