Silver Salmon Region 3 - ANSWERS
Here are my answers. Over to you to give yourself a mark for days 19-27 out of 90 points!
I welcome any feedback or corrections on alan@requestfoundation.org.uk
Or please just drop me an email and let me know how you got on in this region or any fun facts you found!
| Day# | Region | Location [1] | Main Picture [2] |
| 19 | Connacht | Galway City | (Hall of the) Red (Earl) |
| 20 | Connacht | Sligo | Benbulben Mountain / Ireland’s version of the Table Mountain. |
| 21 | Connacht | Castlebar | Castlebar International 4 Days' Walks · Ireland's oldest & most celebrated walking festival. Est.1967. |
| 22 | Connacht | Ballina | "Big Prawn" in Ballina, New South Wales (Twinned with Ballina, Ireland) |
| 23 | Connacht | Tuam | Castle Hackett is 6 miles south-west of Tuam in the parish of Caherlistrane. |
| 24 | Connacht | Westport | Grace O'Malley. Westport House is built on the ruins of an O'Malley fortress. |
| 25 | Connacht | Ballinasloe | In May 2020, a human femur was identified on the southern side of Society Street. |
| 26 | Connacht | Carrick-on-Shannon | Lough Key Forest Park 800 hectares. |
| 27 | Connacht | Roscommon | Built in 1269 by Robert de Ufford, Justiciciar of Ireland. |
| Day# | Region | Location [1] | Secondary Picture [1] |
| 19 | Connacht | Galway City | The Spanish Arch and the Caoċ Arch |
| 20 | Connacht | Sligo | The abbey graveyard was overwhelmed by the victims of a cholera epidemic in 1832. |
| 21 | Connacht | Castlebar | Castlebar Hat Factory (Western Hats) last traded as Hats Of Ireland and was built in 1939. |
| 22 | Connacht | Ballina | Dolmen of the Four Maols |
| 23 | Connacht | Tuam | 796 infants and children died at The Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home. |
| 24 | Connacht | Westport | Clew Bay Drownings. A group of over 30 harvesters from Achill drowned in Clew Bay. |
| 25 | Connacht | Ballinasloe | Historic Meelick weir is undergoing a costly major restoration and replacement operation. |
| 26 | Connacht | Carrick-on-Shannon | Glencar Waterfall 50 feet high |
| 27 | Connacht | Roscommon | The Rossies |
| Day# | Region | Location [1] | Riddle / Rhyme [2] |
| 19 | Connacht | Galway City | In 2018, Galway was named the European Region of Gastronomy. |
| 20 | Connacht | Sligo | W.B. Yeats's deep connection to Sligo. |
| 21 | Connacht | Castlebar | Lavinia Bingham, daughter of 1st Earl of Lucan, married George Spencer (2nd Earl Spencer), making Lady Diana Spencer a descendant. |
| 22 | Connacht | Ballina | Ridge Pool River Moy is a renowned spot for observing Atlantic salmon fishing. |
| 23 | Connacht | Tuam | The Saw Doctors / N17 was a song by The Saw Doctors in 1991. |
| 24 | Connacht | Westport | Sculpture named The Sentinel created by acclaimed Achill-based sculptor Ronan Halpin. |
| 25 | Connacht | Ballinasloe | Supermac's is an Irish fast food restaurant chain that first opened in Ballinasloe in 1978. |
| 26 | Connacht | Carrick-on-Shannon | Costello memorial chapel, famous for being the smallest church in Ireland. |
| 27 | Connacht | Roscommon | 1981 A Farmer (Ned Clogher) Builds His Own Bridge |
| Day# | Region | Location [1] | First Anagram [2] |
| 19 | Connacht | Galway City | the long walk |
| 20 | Connacht | Sligo | shelly place |
| 21 | Connacht | Castlebar | turlough round tower |
| 22 | Connacht | Ballina | wild houses (Ballina novel by Colin Barrett) |
| 23 | Connacht | Tuam | the hill of maeve |
| 24 | Connacht | Westport | the octagon monument |
| 25 | Connacht | Ballinasloe | river suck |
| 26 | Connacht | Carrick-on-Shannon | o'rourke clan |
| 27 | Connacht | Roscommon | sheep stealers |
| Day# | Region | Location [1] | Second Anagram [2] |
| 19 | Connacht | Galway City | eyre square |
| 20 | Connacht | Sligo | hazelwood forest |
| 21 | Connacht | Castlebar | pikes and doves (sculpture by Colm Brennan) |
| 22 | Connacht | Ballina | salmon weir bridge |
| 23 | Connacht | Tuam | high cross of tuam |
| 24 | Connacht | Westport | (The) rolling sun (spectacle of Boheh Rock) |
| 25 | Connacht | Ballinasloe | october fair (Ballinasloe fair & festival) |
| 26 | Connacht | Carrick-on-Shannon | public marina |
| 27 | Connacht | Roscommon | gaelic chieftain |