Quiz No 2 How Well Do You Know Killybegs
Quiz No 2 How Well Do You Know Killybegs?
1) Where in the parish are the townlands of
a. Culnagappog Answer: Fintra
b. Lyrig Answer: Behind Cronarad
c. Cor na cahan Answer: Between Conlin and Ballysalagh
2) What happened in Killybegs on 8th Dec 1965 and hasn’t
happened since. (It hasn’t to do with fishing industry)
Answer There was a murder
3) Who was the first international sportsman from Killybegs?
Answer: Tommy McGinley
4) What closed in Killybegs on 31st Dec 1983?
Answer: The cinema
5) What premises in the town were once known as
a. Cones Hotel Answer: The Cope
b. Gannon’s Hotel Answer: Sweet News
c. Quinns Hotel Answer: The Fleet Inn
6) What is the name of the lake that town water supply comes from?
Answer: Lough Aderry
7) How many round houses in the parish
Answer: 3
8) Where is Ned’s Brae?
Answer: Between Roundabout and Brockey cottages
9) There is one railway bridge in the parish that traffic crosses every day where is it?
Answer: The Commons
10) How many green water pumps in the town?
Answer: 4
11) What was the name of the secondary school known as St Mary’s College?
Answer: O’Rourke’s