The Great Midland Quiz based on John Feehan and his almost 60 years of literary, scientific and scholarly labours

To honour the forthcoming Bibliography of John Feehan’s works the Tribune is delighted to carry news of a prepublication offer and a thirty-question quiz with prizes of collections of new books from John and the biblio editor George Cunningham.

1. Which President of Ireland launched ‘Laois, an Environmental History?

2. The ‘Bogs of Ireland’ has a revised 2 nd edition in what format?

3. What national TV Award did JF win?

4. He co-wrote a Burren book about a famous Park/Demesne. Can you
name it?

5. In what African country did he teach in the early 1980s; what was his
subject?

6. The Dipper’s Acclaim has been translated into what oriental language?

7. Where have most of his books been designed and produced?

8. Odd man out: The Camcor; Grasslands of Ireland; Clare Island; Birds of
Brosnaland.

9. True or false: he was an Offaly Person of the Year.

10. Name his four large scale oblong folio volumes.

11. True or false: he gave a sermon at a recent Knock Novena.

12. What meadow features in a recent publication.

13. Name his doctoral student who went on to form Burrenbeo.

14. He edited an edition of one of these: Midland Tribune; The Birr Review;
Roscrea People; Bourney Reaching Out.

15. True or false: he is a member of the Royal Irish Academy.

16. What island off the west coast is the subject of a recent JF publication.

17. What mountains feature in his first major publication?

18. Odd bog out: Killaun, Boora, Derrinlough, Fadden More.
19. What visual series is carried on YouTube by John and his team.

20. What have these in common with JF: Pallaskenry, Ballinakill, TCD, UCD
and South Africa.

21.      Name three of his classmates in primary school (three marks!).
(answer won’t come against non-Birr people!!)

22. What year was he born?

23. Name three of his teachers in St.Brendan’s primary school (three
marks! – again answer won’t come against non-Birr People).

24. Where was he the year before he returned to Ireland to continue his
geology studies at Trinity College.

25. Odd one out: The Grasses of Ireland; the Wildflowers of Offaly; The
Orchids of Ireland?

26. What is his favourite bird?

27. Which of his books is heaviest by weight?

28. John Feehan has written a new book about a river that will be published
later this year. What river is it?

29. What association has JF with An Tairseach and Dalgan Park.

30. What award did he receive in December 2021?

Answers to Parkmore Press, parkmorepress@gmail.com; or to George Cunningham Parkmore Roscrea; 0877926991 before 30 th September 2023.

Answers with email or phone/mobile please. The first three correct answers drawn from the correct answers submitted will win prizes of new books (by John Feehan and George Cunningham - including a signed copy of the bibliography and an invite to the launch) to the value of €150 each.
Correct answers will be printed later in the Tribune.