The Big Heritage Quiz

Win a selection of prizes to celebrate our gardens

Do you love your garden and would like to invite even more colour and life into it by adding features such as Bird Tables and Feeders, Wildflowers, or native shrubs and trees? If so, test your knowledge on the heritage of , and you could win one of our prizes sponsored by Galway County Council’s Heritage Office and the Galway Age Friendly Programme. Our prizes will be themed around nature and biodiversity, so you could win a voucher for your local Garden Centre, a gardening book or a kit for a beautiful wildflower area in your garden!

To enter, simply complete the Crossword and post this sheet to the address below, or you can scan and email your entry to [email protected] – don’t forget to give us your contact details below so that we can contact you if you win!

The Big Galway Heritage Quiz, Age Friendly Programme, Galway County Council, Prospect Hill, Galway, H91 H6KX.

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The closing date for receipt of entries is Friday 31st July 2020

The Big Galway Heritage Quiz Across: 4. WB Yeats lived here (5, 8) 6. What town is the headquarters of the Galway Blazers (10) 7. It flows through (5,5) 9. Where did Padraig Pearse live (6) 10. Where would you find “Four Country Roads” (10) 12. Where would you find Dunguaire Castle (7) 15. What Saint do you associate with (2, 7) 19. Name Galway’s famous marble (9, 6) 22. What village’s name means hospital (2, 7) 23. Where is Aughnanure Castle (10) 26. Where is Cromwell’s Fort (10) 27. What town is on the north shore of Lough Derg (8) 29. What is the Irish name for (2, 7)

Down 1. Name the home of Lady Gregory (5, 4) 2. Name the town of the grey lake (8) 3. What is the county town of Galway (11) 5. What is the Irish name for (2, 5, 6) 8. Name the largest lake in County Galway (5, 6) 11. What is the hometown of St Jarlath (4) 13. What is the English name for Baile Átha an Rí (7) 14. What seafood is famous for (7) 16. Ross Errilly Friary is near what town (8) 17. Aughrane Castle can be found near this Village (8) 18. What is the smallest of the (4,4) 19. What town is referred to as the capital of Connemara (7) 20. What is the English name for Anach Cuain (10) 21. A significant battle in Irish History took place here in 1691 (7) 24. is named after which family (4) 25. Name Ireland’s only fjord (7, 7) 28. How many Bens are there in Connemara (6)