ireland

     

Coorinates: 53° N 07° W

Trivia about ireland

  • This island of 5 million has 3 million fewer people now than it had 150 years ago
  • Marsh's Library in this country was founded c. 1702 by the Archbishop of Dublin
  • The 2 island nations that are members of the European Union are the U.K. & this neighbor
  • The U.S. Kennedys trace their roots back to county Wexford in this country
  • Colcannon, a dish of potatoes, leeks, cabbage & cream, is associated with this country's cuisine
  • A potato famine during the 1840s caused this island's population to decline by about 2 million
  • Because of the potato famine, more than a million emigrated from this country to the U.S. in the mid-1800s
  • The Sam McGuire Football Cup is awarded to a league champion in this island country
  • Country in which you'd find the Book of Kells
  • In 1691 England guaranteed this country's Catholics certain rights by the Treaty of Limerick
  • It's divided into 4 historical provinces: Connaught, Leinster, Munster & Ulster
  • St. Brigid founded the 1st convent in this country, at Kildare, & is one of its patron saints
  • Jean Kennedy Smith served as U.S. ambassador to this country, the family's ancestral home
  • This country is "The Land of the Shamrock"
  • Conor McPherson's haunting play "The Weir" is set in a pub in this country
  • In the 1840s a potato famine killed close to 1 million in this country
  • Mary McAleese is president of this country also called Eire
  • Eoin Ryan of this country is also a member of the Fianna Fail political party
  • A herd of rare native red deer inhabits this country's Killarney National Park
  • Mizen Head, this country's southernmost mainland point, lies in County Cork & that's no blarney
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew) On January 1, 1892 Annie Moore, a 15-year-old lass from this country, was the first immigrant processed at Ellis Island
  • Belleek china, famous for its hand-painted shamrock pattern, was 1st made in this country
  • 2 actors play a townful of characters in the comedy "Stones in His Pockets", set in County Kerry in this country
  • Guinness
  • Drisheen sausage, made with lamb's blood, is a specialty of Cork in this country
  • If you crave Swiss food in this country (& who doesn't) head for the Swiss Barn Restaurant in Killarney
  • The Cliffs of Moher, 5 miles long & over 700 feet high, are a highlight of County Clare in this country
  • John Ford, son of immigrants from this country, directed 1952's "The Quiet Man", which was set there
  • The Celts first arrived on this island around 500 B.C.
  • At about 2/3 of a square mile, Upper Lake is the smallest of this country's lakes of Killarney
  • Prime Minister Eamon de Valera
  • The Shannon River, longest in the British Isles, is in this country
  • 3,414-foot-high Carrantuohill west of Killarney is the highest peak on this island
  • Ellis Island opened Jan. 1, 1892 & the first immigrant was from County Cork on this island
  • It's the "Emerald Isle"
  • "In Erin's cause, come woe or weal, 'mid cannons' roar and rifles peal, we'll chant a soldier's song"
  • Perfumes from this country include Innisfree, Connemara & Eire
  • The shore of this island is indented by numerous bays including Donegal Bay & Belfast Lough
  • Cork
  • This nation in the British isles remained neutral throughout the war
  • It's no sham: Aer Lingus is this country's national airline
  • St. George's Channel separates Wales from this country
  • Galway & Donegal Bays indent it
  • Eriu is a celtic fertility goddess of this island named for her; Eire & Erin are corruptions of her name
  • Bono
  • Carrantuohill in Macgillycuddy's Reeks
  • A 19th C. goblet in the library was given to Pres. Kennedy when he visited this country of his ancestors in 1963
  • In this country's parliament, the Dail has 166 seats, the Seanad, 60
  • Artist portraitist James Joyce
  • In "Tara Road" by Maeve Binchy, a woman from this country swaps houses with a woman in Connecticut
  • Named for a place in County Wicklow, the Glen of Imaal terrier is one of the most lovable breeds from this country
  • This country officially closes public schools on both St. Patrick's Day & St. Stephen's Day
  • Sinead O'Connor, famed for her shaved head
  • Eire
  • Standish O'Grady was known for writing histories of this country, his birthplace
  • The University of Limerick is a leading educational institution in this European nation
  • Leon Uris had a 1976 bestseller with "Trinity", a novel of this country
  • Roddy Doyle chronicles life in this country in "Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha" & "The Woman Who Walked into Doors"
  • Hibernians live on this island whose Latin name was Hibernia
  • It's where you'll find Kerry's lovely lakes of Killarney
  • In 1997 Tony Blair formally apologized to this country for British negligence during the 1845-49 famine
  • The crusade of Father Theobald Mathew reduced this island's whiskey intake by half in the early 1840s
  • In Europe:Prime Minister Bertie Ahern
  • In 1595 Hugh O'Neill, "the Great Earl" of Tyrone, led a revolt against British rule here
  • Edna O'Brien's frank depiction of women's lives has gotten her books banned in this, her native country
  • This country's 4 geographical provinces are Connaught, Leinster, Munster & part of Ulster
  • The Fenian Brotherhood fought for the independence of this country
  • Based on the play "The Colleen Bawn", "The Lily of Killarney" takes place in this country
  • Cyrus Field's first transatlantic telegraph cable that worked connected Newfoundland & this "Emerald Isle"
  • "The Emerald Isle"
  • Charles Stewart Parnell was nicknamed "The Uncrowned King Of" this country
  • Ciaran, who founded an abbey in Clonmacnoise in this country, has his own feast day
  • The Connaught Telegraph & The Galway Advertiser
  • The Fianna Fail political party's name means "Warriors of" this country
  • During the Easter Rebellion in 1916 a group of rebels declared this country a republic
  • Aer Lingus
  • Munster & Connacht
  • It's the native country of the Connemara pony, an excellent jumper
  • Among its 26 counties are one famed for its cut glass & one known for its tweed cloth
  • The Ivory Coast's flag is orange, white & green, the reverse of the flag of this republic
  • Swimmer Michelle Smith, the first woman from this country to win Olympic gold, took home 3 gold medals & 1 bronze
  • The Munster Express
  • When this country won its independence from Great Britain in 1921, Ulster didn't go with it
  • Harp
  • Linen &potato
  • On the back of the euro issued by this country you’ll find a Celtic harp
  • This country's highest mountain is Carrantuohill, part of Macgillicuddy's Reeks
  • In 832 residents of Armagh on this island couldn't get a break; they were invaded by the Vikings 3 times in one month
  • If you can't tell that it's the island seen here, adjust the colors on your monitor:("The Emerald Isle")
  • The "Six Counties" of the northern part of this island include Armagh, Antrim & Derry
  • When young John was lord of this island, he & his buddies rudely laughed at the beards of local chieftains
  • James Joyce called this country, his homeland, "The Old Sow that Eats Her Farrow"
  • Patricius, the son of Calpurnius, a Roman nobleman, traveled to & became the patron saint of this country
  • The Stone of Destiny sits on the Hill of Tara in County Meath in this country
  • Greeks & Romans wrote about this island, Hibernia, though they never settled on it
  • After earning a law degree from Trinity College, Mary Robinson became the first woman president of this nation
  • This country's national museum has 3 sites in the capital & one in County Mayo devoted to rural life
  • Dail Eireann&Seanad Eireann
  • Bushmill's & Tullamore Dew come from this island
  • March 17:A certain saint's day
  • William Butler Yeats
  • Benbulbin is a peak in this country; you can take a peek at Yeats' grave nearby
  • This nation borders only the United Kingdom
  • Leinster & Munster
  • Harp
  • The Battle of the Boyne, the Easter Rising
  • "The Vision of Adamnán" is one of the oldest prose works of this Atlantic island nation
  • The Pale & what was beyond it referred to the medieval dominions of England in this country
  • On August 22 Michael Collins was ambushed by Independent Republicans in this country
  • "Sons Of The Gael! Men Of The Pale! The Long Watched Day Is Breaking"
  • It's 1155 & Pope Adrian IV has issued a bull allowing Henry II of England to conquer this island
  • Prime Minister Bertie Ahern
  • Within the Oglaigh na h-Eireann:G2
  • "An act to provide for the better government of" this island divided it in 2 in 1920
  • The flag seen here represents the president of this country:[harp in the middle]
  • 1002:Brian Boru
  • Robert Boyle,George Berkeley
  • A 1921 treaty dividing the island demanded a fidelity oath that brought about a civil war in this country
  • John Gregory Dunne's '89 memoir, "Harp", details his search for his ancestral roots in this country
  • Born in New York City, Eamon De Valera served as this country's prime minister 3 times in the 20th century
  • Bertie Ahern was a lord mayor in this country before becoming its youngest prime minister
  • The son of the sun god, Cuchulain was a great hero of the myths & legends of this country
  • The Tuatha de Danann, early inhabitants of this island, are said to live in the hills with faeries
  • The punt
  • The harp is a national symbol of this European country & also the name of a popular beer from that country
  • A national monument in Cork, the second city of this country, honors the Rebellion of 1798
  • In 1886 PM Gladstone suffered defeat when he tried to get home rule for this island
  • There are gory goings-on in "The Lieutenant of Inishmore", a black comedy set in this country's Aran Islands
  • Blaa may not sound appetizing, but it's a nice floury bread from Waterford in this country
  • Godot waiter Samuel Beckett
  • Before the euro, it used the punt
  • If you're visiting the rocky promontory called the Giant's Causeway, you're traveling on this island
  • Lord Chancellor of this country 1789-1802, the Earl of Clare fought against rights for Catholics there
  • Mary McAleese
  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark.) The Sea Stallion is a reconstruction of a ship built of oak from near Glendalough on this island, which suffered its first recorded Viking raids in 795
  • Bertie Ahern is the Taoiseach or prime minister of this European nation