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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


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