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Junior Cycle Religious Education: Sacred places & pilgrimage

How often Sacred places & pilgrimage comes up on the Religious Education papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Sacred places & pilgrimage, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Sacred places & pilgrimage.

(a)What is a pilgrimage?
  1. A holiday abroad to relax and see the sights
  2. A journey to a holy place for a religious reason
  3. A long sponsored walk to raise money for charity
(b)Every adult Muslim who is healthy and can afford it should make the Hajj once in their life. The Hajj is a pilgrimage to…
  1. Varanasi
  2. Jerusalem
  3. Mecca
(c)Many Hindus hope to have their ashes placed in the Ganges at which holy city?
  1. Varanasi
  2. Lumbini
  3. Amritsar
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(a) A journey to a holy place for a religious reason

(b) Mecca

(c) Varanasi

Your turn: Common Level questions on Sacred places & pilgrimage.

Common Level

Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q11
2025Q10
2024Not asked
2023Q14
2022Q9, Q10

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Sacred places & pilgrimage questions

Sacred places & pilgrimage, 3 marks

Which of these is a sacred place but NOT a building made for worship?

  1. A synagogue
  2. A mosque
  3. The river Ganges
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The river Ganges

A place of worship is a building where people gather to worship, like a church or mandir. A sacred place can be natural, like a river, mountain or island, e.g. Croagh Patrick.

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