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Complete the sentence about Kerrygold with the correct year: In October ______ the brand was test-launched in the Winterhill area of North West England.
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Complete the sentence about Kerrygold with the correct year: In October ______ the brand was test-launched in the Winterhill area of North West England.
1962. In October 1962 the brand was test-launched in the Winterhill area of North West England.
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Complete the sentence about Society of United Irishmen with the correct year: The Society was formed at a gathering in a Belfast tavern in October ______.
1791. The Society was formed at a gathering in a Belfast tavern in October 1791.
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Complete the sentence about Gerry Adams with the correct year: In ______, Adams was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt by the Ulster Defence Association.
1984. In 1984, Adams was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt by the Ulster Defence Association.
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Complete the sentence about Charles Haughey with the correct year: After losing the ______ election to a coalition led by Garret FitzGerald, Fianna Fáil spent eight months in opposition before returning to power.
1981. After losing the 1981 election to a coalition led by Garret FitzGerald, Fianna Fáil spent eight months in opposition before returning to power.
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Complete the sentence about Plantation of Ulster with the correct year: When Lord Mountjoy invaded Ulster in ______, he identified the harvest as the primary means by which Tyrone continued the war.
1601. When Lord Mountjoy invaded Ulster in 1601, he identified the harvest as the primary means by which Tyrone continued the war.
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Complete the sentence about Arthur Guinness with the correct year: A devout Protestant, he founded the first Sunday school in Dublin in ______ and frequently argued for his fellow gentry to set a strong moral example.
1786. A devout Protestant, he founded the first Sunday school in Dublin in 1786 and frequently argued for his fellow gentry to set a strong moral example.
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Complete the sentence about Euro with the correct year: Before December ______, the euro traded below parity with the US dollar; since then, it has traded near or above parity.
2002. Before December 2002, the euro traded below parity with the US dollar; since then, it has traded near or above parity.
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Complete the sentence about RTÉ with the correct year: The television service started broadcasting on 31 December ______, from the Kippure transmitter site near Dublin.
1961. The television service started broadcasting on 31 December 1961, from the Kippure transmitter site near Dublin.
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Complete the sentence about Flight of the Earls with the correct year: The earls sought support from Pope Paul V and arrived in Rome on 29 April ______, where they were granted small pensions.
1608. The earls sought support from Pope Paul V and arrived in Rome on 29 April 1608, where they were granted small pensions.
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Complete the sentence about River Liffey with the correct year: The first iron bridge was the Ha'penny Bridge built in ______.
1816. The first iron bridge was the Ha'penny Bridge built in 1816.
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Complete the sentence about Naas with the correct year: On 3 March ______, Lord Rory O'More burnt Naas, to avenge his relatives who had been killed by English authorities.
1577. On 3 March 1577, Lord Rory O'More burnt Naas, to avenge his relatives who had been killed by English authorities.
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Complete the sentence about Van Morrison with the correct year: In ______ he was knighted for services to the music industry and to tourism in Northern Ireland.
2016. In 2016 he was knighted for services to the music industry and to tourism in Northern Ireland.
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Complete the sentence about Brendan Behan with the correct year: In ______, Behan's first play, The Quare Fellow, was produced in Dublin.
1954. In 1954, Behan's first play, The Quare Fellow, was produced in Dublin.
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Complete the sentence about Allied Irish Banks with the correct year: In June ______, the Irish government completed an IPO of Allied Irish Banks.
2017. In June 2017, the Irish government completed an IPO of Allied Irish Banks.
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Complete the sentence about Phoenix Park with the correct year: Fisher sold the estate back to the Crown in ______, and the house he had built was subsequently used by the Viceroy.
1618. Fisher sold the estate back to the Crown in 1618, and the house he had built was subsequently used by the Viceroy.
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Complete the sentence about Dublin City University with the correct year: Ultimately the title "Dublin City University" was chosen and this was confirmed by the Dublin City University Act of ______.
1989. Ultimately the title "Dublin City University" was chosen and this was confirmed by the Dublin City University Act of 1989.
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Complete the sentence about The Pogues with the correct year: The Pogues are an English Celtic punk band founded in King's Cross, London, in ______, by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy and Jem Finer.
1982. The Pogues are an English Celtic punk band founded in King's Cross, London, in 1982, by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy and Jem Finer.
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Complete the sentence about Ernest Shackleton with the correct year: Ernest Henry Shackleton was born on 15 February ______ in Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland.
1874. Ernest Henry Shackleton was born on 15 February 1874 in Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland.
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Complete the sentence about Céilà with the correct year: In Ireland, the first céilà band was put together in ______ by Séamus Clandillon, Radio Éireann's director of music, to have dance music for his studio-based programmes.
1926. In Ireland, the first céilà band was put together in 1926 by Séamus Clandillon, Radio Éireann's director of music, to have dance music for his studio-based programmes.
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Complete the sentence about Hozier with the correct year: Hozier wrote the song "Take Me to Church" in ______ in between playing open mic nights in Dublin; the rough demo resulted in him signing with indie label Rubyworks Records.
2013. Hozier wrote the song "Take Me to Church" in 2013 in between playing open mic nights in Dublin; the rough demo resulted in him signing with indie label Rubyworks Records.
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Complete the sentence about W. T. Cosgrave with the correct year: Cosgrave supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which had been signed on 6 December ______.
1921. Cosgrave supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which had been signed on 6 December 1921.
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Complete the sentence about Clonmel with the correct year: On 30 April ______ he was tied to the tail of a horse and taken to the market place, where he was partially hanged.
1585. On 30 April 1585 he was tied to the tail of a horse and taken to the market place, where he was partially hanged.
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Complete the sentence about University College Dublin with the correct year: UCD originates in a body founded in ______, which opened as the Catholic University of Ireland on the feast of St.
1854. UCD originates in a body founded in 1854, which opened as the Catholic University of Ireland on the feast of St.
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Complete the sentence about Maria Edgeworth with the correct year: In ______ Richard married Frances Beaufort, daughter of Daniel Augustus Beaufort, who instigated the idea of travelling to England and the European continent.
1798. In 1798 Richard married Frances Beaufort, daughter of Daniel Augustus Beaufort, who instigated the idea of travelling to England and the European continent.
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Complete the sentence about Ireland and the European Union with the correct year: Ireland was not invited to join the United Nations when it was formed in ______.
1945. Ireland was not invited to join the United Nations when it was formed in 1945.
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Which place completes this sentence about Shane Lowry? Born in the Midland Regional Hospital, ______, County Westmeath, Ireland, Lowry grew up in Clara, County Offaly.
Mullingar. Born in the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland, Lowry grew up in Clara, County Offaly.
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