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Local Enough?

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Learn at your own pace, with an explanation after every answer. No score, no leaderboard – and not preparation for a citizenship test: just to know the country and your neighbours a little better.

Culture & life

The Rose of Tralee is an annual festival in County Kerry that is also shown on TV. What is it?

  • ✓ A competition where women from Irish communities around the world are chosen as the 'Rose'
  • B A flower show for garden lovers
  • ✕ A sailing race along the Kerry coast Your answer
  • D A fiddle competition for young musicians

Not quite.

The Rose of Tralee International Festival has taken place in August since 1959. Women of Irish heritage from many countries take part, and the final is a big TV event on RTÉ.

Source: roseoftralee.ie; RTÉ

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