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The Irish-language names of counties in the Republic of Ireland are prescribed by ministerial order, which in the case of three newer counties, omits the word contae (county). [2] Irish names form the basis for all English-language county names except Waterford, Wexford, and Wicklow, which are of Norse origin.
The nicknames are mainly used with reference to the county's representative team in gaelic games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). A few of the names are quite old and well-known; most are recent coinages mainly used by journalists. [1] [2] Some refer specifically to the Gaelic games county colours.
The winning team selects a team member to go to Winner's Way. Winner's Way has a board consisting of 16 boxes. Each box contains the name of one of the five continents; Asia, Europe, America, Africa and Australia. The contestant is given 25 seconds on the clock. The clock start as soon as the host finishes reading the first question.
The first name listed is the commonest English name, and links to the relevant article. Alternative names are listed in parentheses. If the official name used in census reports is not the linked name, it is in italics. Only the name of the municipality is given, not that of any suburban areas (e.g. Tallaght is not named separately from Dublin). [2]
County colours (Gaelic games) N. List of Irish county nicknames; P. List of Irish counties by population This page was ...
If it about the Irish counties the links should point to the county ie County Dublin not Dublin GAA, if it's the GAA the title needs to be changed Gnevin 22:30, 23 March 2008 (UTC) I've moved this back to "List of Irish county nicknames". As the intro states, most nicknames are mostly used for the GAA, but not all and not always.
Pages in category "Irish quiz shows" ... (Irish game show) This page was last edited on 29 March 2010, at 00:09 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Quicksilver was a television quiz show produced and broadcast in Ireland by RTÉ and hosted by Bunny Carr from 1965 to 1981. [1] [2] The show was broadcast each week from a different Irish town, with a live audience. Competitors were selected from the audience by drawing numbered tickets, prompting many amusing exchanges as they competed for ...