How well do you know your movies filmed in Ireland?

Plenty of iconic films have scenes shot on the Emerald Isle. Test your knowledge of some of them with our quiz!

1. Underground (1970) had several scenes set in WW2 London. Which Irish town were those scenes actually filmed in?

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2. Which Mel Gibson movie filmed several scenes in Trim, Co. Meath?

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3. The Banshees of Inisherin (2022), filmed on Achill Island in Co. Mayo, follows a feud between characters played by Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. Can you remember the name of the donkey?

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4. Daniel Day-Lewis stars in these three movies filmed in Ireland. In which film does his character NOT spend time in prison?

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5. Which film, featuring Winton Hoch's lush photography of the Irish countryside, stars John Wayne as an Irish-American boxer who returns to Ireland?

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6. Which famous war movie shot some scenes on Curracloe Beach in Co. Wexford?

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7. War of the Buttons (1994), based on a French novel, follows the rivalry between two gangs of boys in rural Ireland. Which county was it set and filmed in?

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8. The Guard (2011) stars Brendan Gleeson as an officer of An Garda Síochána in Connemara, Co. Mayo. Which American actor co-starred opposite him?

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9. These three films were all shot in Ireland, but which of them was NOT based on a book by Roddy Doyle?

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10. Near the beginning of The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006), a young Irish man is executed by British Forces. Why was he killed?

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11. Sean Bean has a reputation for dying on-screen. How does his character in The Field (1990) meet his end?

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