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...that to the Romans, Scotia was another name for Hibernia, both meaning Ireland?
...that according to traditional Irish genealogy, all Irish people are descended from King Milesius?
...that Gregg shorthand was invented by Co. Monaghan-born, John Robert Gregg?
...that Waterford is Ireland's oldest city, being first settled in 853?

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...that until 1953 both the IFA and FAI fielded international teams under the name of Ireland?
...that seventh-century Irish saint, Saint Fiacre, is the patron saint of taxi drivers?
...that Cashel, Co. Tipperary was made a city by charter of Charles II in 1667, but lost city status when its city corporation was abolished by the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840?
...that Newry had greatest rise in house prices in the United Kingdom over the last decade, with prices increasing by 371% since 1996?
…that in 1903, George Moore, from a Catholic family and then aged 51, announced himself to be a Protestant in a letter to the Irish Times newspaper?
…that David Feldman, an Irish philatelist now based in Geneva, auctioned the world's most expensive postage stamp, the Swedish Treskilling Yellow for 2.5 million Swiss francs in 1996?
...that Jonathan Swift called his predecessor "that rascal Dean Jones" because he made such bad property leases whilst Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin?
...that the Mount Sandel Mesolithic site in Coleraine, County Londonderry is the oldest archaeological site in Ireland?
...that Wellington Testimonial in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, is the largest obelisk in Europe?
...that shamrock is an internationally registered trademark of the Government of Ireland?
...that Ireland consumes more tea per head of population than any other country in the world?
...that Letterkenny has the longest main street in Ireland?
...that the remains of Saint Nicholas are said to be buried close to Jerpoint Abbey, Co. Kilkenny, having been brought back from the Crusades by a 12th century knight?
...that cycle polo, a variant of polo played on bicycles instead of horses, originated in Ireland in 1891?
...that the River Foyle is the fastest flowing river in Europe and is crossed by Europe's only double-decker bridge?
...that Paul McGrath, growing up in orphanages, was known as Paul Nwobilo until eventually tracked down by his mother, Betty McGrath?
...that Cork Harbour is one of several harbours that lay claim to the title of "second largest natural harbour in the world by navigational area".
...that Robert the Bruce, the 14th century king of Scotland, popularised a "pan-Gaelic Greater Scotia" and his brother Edward Bruce was the last High King of Ireland?
...that City Hall in Cork was paid for by the British government as a gesture of reconciliation during the 1930s to replace the one burnt down by British forces during the War of Independence?
...that the English phrase "By Hook or by Crook" is said to be derived from attempts to take Waterford in 1649 by Hook, meaning Hook Head on the east side of Waterford Harbour, or by Crook, a village on the west side of the harbour?
...that Private James Daly, who led the The Connaught Rangers mutiny in India during the War of Independence, was the last member of the British armed forced to be executed for mutiny?
...that Dublin University Football Club, Trinity's Rugby Union club, established in 1854, has a strong claim to be the world's oldest football club?
...that Newfoundland, in eastern Canada, has a unique dialect of Irish, closely resembling the Irish spoken during the 16th to 17th centuries and called Newfoundland Irish?
...that the Dell manufacturing plant in Raheen, Limerick produces 30,000—60,000 personal computers per day and contributes 5.8% of Irish GDP?
...that in 1631 the entire population of the village of Baltimore, County Cork was kidnapped by Algerian pirates in what became known as the Sack of Baltimore?
...that the modern game of croquet was invented in Ireland in the 1830s?
...that the Guinness company once produced a Marmite-like yeast extract spread called Guinness Yeast Extract?
...the Choctaw tribe in America donated $170 towards famine relief in Ireland in 1847?
...that Sir Francis Beaufort, creator of the famed Beaufort Scale, was born in Navan in County Meath? Or that his restored Georgian home in Navan was controversially demolished in the 1990s to build a road?
...that Newgrange is a 5000 year old passage tomb pre-dating the pyramids and Stonehenge? The builders had astronomical knowledge to precisely illumininate the internal passages of the tomb during the winter solstice?
...that the Ó Siochfhradha brothers were Irish Language teachers and writers from Dingle?
...that Fran Dempsey, who acted as Fortycoats in the 1980s RTÉ children's program, is Ian Dempsey's father?
...that the 4m people living in the Republic represent only half citizens of the State?
...that Xtravision, Ireland's largest chain of video rental stores, was valued at IR£27m (€34m) when it went spectacularly bankrupt in 1991?
...that Griffith College Dublin is a private university located on South Circular Road in Dublin?
...that the RTE puppet Dustin the Turkey has mockingly run for President of Ireland several times?
...that people from Westport, County Mayo, are traditionally known as Coveys, and used to speak a dialect unintelligible to outsiders?
...that Dubliners have humorous nicknames for the city's monuments, including the The Stiletto in the Ghetto and the Floozie in the Jacuzzi?
...that the various incarnations of the IRA were/are run by a chief of staff and that over 30 people have held this position since 1917?
...that, with a top rate of 12.5%, Ireland has the third lowest corporate tax rate in the world?
...that, with 10,000 dead, the 1316 Battle of Athenry was one of the bloodiest battles ever fought in Ireland?
...that the Treaty Ports of Cobh, Lough Swilly and Berehaven were UK sovereign bases from 1921 until 1938?
...that the Bogside Artists are a trio of mural painters in Derry?
...that Limerick city was besieged three times in the 17th century?
...Irish Times journalist Arthur Quinlan has interviewed every US president since Harry Truman?
...that gas bubbles travel downwards in a pint glass of Guinness ale?
...The Wanderings of Oisin, published in 1889, was Yeats’ first publication outside of magazines, immediately winning his reputation as a significant poet?
...that Irish songwriter Christy Moore wrote a comic song about the building of the Knock Airport, which transports hundreds of pilgrims to and from the Roman Catholic shrine at Knock, declaring, "I've never seen a miracle like the airport up in Knock"?
...that, unlike oft-violent hurling, its female variant, camogie, forbids any unnecessary physical contact?

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All the red links off List of Irish artists
All the red links off List of Irish newspapers
All the red links off List of Irish theatres and theatre companies

DS&ER, etc.
Frank McBrearty
Great Irishry
Hellfire Club - Hunting lodge on Mt. Pelier, in the Dublin Mountains
Irish Farmers Association
Irish folklore - currently redirects to Irish mythology (see Folklore)
Irish railway clearing house
Irishry
The Last Furlong-New Television Show (can't we just pretend it didn't happen?)
Golden Spiders - Irish web design award
Parish pump
Rowland Southern, marine scientist
Letterkenny and Burtonport Extension Railway, former rail line
Letterkenny railway station (CDR), former rail station
Letterkenny railway station (LLS), former rail station

To seriously rework

Clare Island should get a decent coverage of original (1909-11) Clare Island Survey as well as cover the recent second such survey.
Irish Reunification - appalling POV stuff. Needs total rewrite or binning.
Irish Republicanism - more appalling POV stuff. The Northern Ireland section is a sectarian rant.
Labour Party (Ireland). Probably the worst of the articles on Irish political parties, exclusively focused on the party's history and deals with that pretty unevenly. Needs a rewrite using serious sources and more info on Labour as a political player now, policies, organization etc.
Languages of the Republic of Ireland - you might think English was the only language of the British Isles not spoken in much of Ireland.
National College of Ireland. There was an article. I remember adding the fact that it was initially called the "Catholic Workers College" (which doesn't seem to be recorded elsewhere on the web) But it seems to have vanished! ClemMcGann 08:25, 9 June 2006 (UTC)


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