Counties of Ireland Project 2023
Category - Geography
Rang a 5 recently completed projects in pairs on the counties of Ireland. Check out some of the things they learned as well as some photos of the finished projects!
I learned/D’fhoghlaim mé:
‘The registration number for Clare is CE.’ – Mary
‘The song The Fields of Athenry is about a place in Galway.’ – Danny
‘The nickname of Carlow GAA is the Scallion Eaters.’ – Evanne



‘Jerry Flannery is from Galway. He’s a former Irish rugby player.’ – Michael
‘Mayo’s registration plate is MO.’ – Molly
‘The first potato in Ireland was planted in Cork.’ – Ella
‘There is an airport in Mayo.’ – Lleyton
‘The county town of Derry is Coleraine.’ – Rory



‘The Purple Mountains in Kerry are made of sandstone so they appear purple in some sunlight.’ – Ellie
‘Hook Head Lighthouse is in County Wexford.’ – Amaury
‘Katie Taylor is from Bray in Wicklow and won an Olympic gold medal in 2012.’ – Eva
‘The Giant’s Causeway is in Antrim and one of Ireland’s smallest churches is in Antrim.’ – Ellie BC
‘Kerry is known as ‘The Kingdom’ and dates back to the 6th century.’ – Alisa



‘Wicklow is called ‘The Garden County’.’ – John
‘Killybegs in Donegal produces 25% of the fish in Ireland.’ – Christopher
‘Cork planted the first potato.’ – Madisyn
‘Derry City or Londonderry has a humungous wall surrounding it.’ – Emma
‘Kilkenny residents are called ‘the Cats’.’ – Robbie


‘Kilkenny Castle was founded in the 12th century.’ – Hollie
‘Antrim’s name in Irish is ‘Aontroim’ which means ‘lone ridge’ in English.’ – Charlotte
‘I was born in Wexford Hospital.’ – Tadgh
‘Carlow is the 2nd smallest county and it is landlocked by Kilkenny, Wicklow, Laois and Wexford.’ - Lee

