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Advertisement Well except for The Wind That Shakes The Barley, In The Name of the Father, Michael Collins, The Magdalene Sisters… actually maybe this quiz won’t really be a break from politics at all. But anyway, we’ve put together a quiz on Irish movies, so test your knowledge and give it a go. What is the top rated Irish movie of all time on IMDB? Alamy Stock Photo My Left Foot (1989) The Snapper (1993) War of the Buttons (1994) Michael Collins (1996) Which movie included the following quote? "It's not the same thing, is it? Eating a man and killing a man." Alamy Stock Photo The Commitments (1991) In Bruges (2008) The Field (1990) The Guard (2011) Which of these Irish movies was Cillian Murphy NOT in? Alamy Stock Photo Small Things Like These (2024) Intermission (2003) The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006) Song for a Raggy Boy (2003) What is the name of the Irish animation studio behind Song of the Sea (2014) and Wolfwalkers (2020)? Alamy Stock Photo Animation Station Cartoon Saloon Cartoon Lagoon Celtic Cartoons In The Banshees of Inisherin (2022), Brendan Gleeson's character Colm does not want to continue to be friends with Colin Farrell's character Pádraic. What reason does he give him for his decision? Alamy Stock Photo He's upset that Pádraic stole his shovel He finds his haircut annoying He just doesn't like him anymore He smells really bad Which of these Irish movies was Brendan Gleeson NOT in? Alamy Stock Photo Into the West (1992) The Field (1990) The Butcher Boy (1997) In the Name of the Father (1993) In Brooklyn (2015) where is Saoirse Ronan's character Eilis Lacey from in Ireland? Alamy Stock Photo Barna, Co Galway Enniscorthy, Co Wexford Kinsale, Co Cork Brittas Bay, Co Wicklow What year was the film The Field released? Alamy Stock Photo Which movie based on a Roddy Doyle book is the following quote from? "It's a terrible shock.. Being married for 25 years, and finding out your husband's a prick." 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