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* ...that '''[[Yola language|Yola]]''' was a [[West Germanic language]] spoken in Ireland until the mid-[[19th century]]?
* ...that the [[Royal Standard of Scotland]] may have its origins in a '''[[Milesians (Irish)|Milesian]]''' symbol brought from Ireland in the [[6th century]]?
* ...that '''[[St. James's Gate]]''' is the traditional starting point in Ireland for the [[pilgrimage]] to [[Santiago de Compostela]]?
* ...that '''[[County Wicklow]]''' was the last of the traditional [[counties of Ireland]] to be created in 1606&mdash;07?
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* ...that 34 '''[[Irish College]]s''' have been established on the European continent since the 16th century?
* ...that '''[[pitch and putt]]''', a game similar to [[golf]] was invented in Ireland where it is still mainly played?
* ...that {{nrut|Ireland}}'s '''[[Thomas Gisborne Gordon]]''' is the only one-[[hand]]ed person ever to play [[National sports team|international]] [[Rugby football|rugby]] of either code?
* ...that the '''[[O'Conor Don|O'Conor]]s''', medieval [[King of Connacht|kings of Connacht]], are one of the oldest [[royal families]] in [[Europe]], tracing their [[dynasty]] to [[76 AD]]?
* ...that as well as '''[[Saint Patrick]]''', Ireland has two other [[patron saints]]: [[Brigid of Kildare]] and [[Colmcille]]?
* ...that the first [[soviet]] in the [[British Isles]] was established at '''[[Monaghan]]''' [[Psychiatric hospital|Lunatic Asylum]] in February 1919?
* ...that the '''[[Irish Air Corps|Air Corps]]''' originate in the [[Anglo-Irish Treaty]] talks, when a [[biplane]] was purchased to allow [[Irish Republic|Irish]] negotiators to escape should talks failed?
* ...that [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] consumes more '''[[baked beans]]''' [[per capita|per head]] of [[population]] than any other [[Sovereign state|country]] in the [[world]]?
* ...that the '''[[Irish Houses of Parliament]]''' building, now the [[Bank of Ireland]] at [[College Green]], [[Dublin]], was the first purpose-built [[parliament]] in the world?
* ...that [[Ancient Greeks|Greek]] geographer [[Ptolemy]] used the term '''''[[Britain (name)|Μικρὰ Βρεττανία]]''''' (''Mikra Brettania'', or ''Little Britain'') to refer to Ireland, although in his later work uses ''[[Hibernia|Ιουερνία]]'' (''Iwernia''), which is thought to be truer to [[Éire|the name]] used by [[Prehistoric settlement of the British Isles|the inhabitants of the island]]?
* ...that '''[[Early Irish law]]''' permitted a [[husband]] to [[Strike (attack)|hit]] his [[wife]] to "correct" her, but that if the blow left a mark she was entitled to the equivalent of her [[bride price]] in [[compensation]] and could [[divorce]] him if she wished?
* ...that [[Mountaineering|mountaineer]] '''[[Ger McDonnell]]''', the first [[Irish people|Irish person]] to summit [[K2]], brought a [[Hurley (stick)|hurley]] to the [[Summit (topography)|summit]] of [[Mount Everest]] in [[2003]]?
* ...that the [[headland]] of '''[[Drumanagh]]''' in [[County Dublin|Co. Dublin]] may once have hosted a [[fort]] acting as [[bridgehead]] for [[Roman military]] [[invasion]]?
* …that some [[2006]] [[New York]] [[Theatre|productions]] of '''[[DruidSynge]]''', a production of the complete [[Play (theatre)|plays]] of [[John Millington Synge]] by the [[Druid Theatre Company]], were performed in day-long cycles?
* ...that when [[County Clare]] was created in [[1565]] it was '''[[Counties of Ireland|moved]]''' from [[Munster]] to [[Connacht]] only to be returned to Munster again in [[1602]]?
* …that the '''[[MV Kerlogue]]''', a Irish merchant ship, was attacked by both the [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] and [[Axis powers|Axis]] sides during [[World War II]] and rescued 168 Germans, 164 of who spent the rest of [[The Emergency (Ireland)|The Emergency]] interned in the [[Curragh Camp|Curragh internment camp]]?
* ...that the [[College Historical Society]] of [[Trinity College, Dublin|Trinity College]], [[Dublin]] is the oldest [[undergraduate]] [[student society]] in the world?
* ...that to the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]], '''''[[Scotia]]''''' was another name for ''[[Hibernia]]'', both meaning ''[[Ireland]]''?
* ...that [[Gregg shorthand]] was '''[[Irish inventions and discoveries|invented]]''' by [[County Monaghan|Co. Monaghan]]-born, [[John Robert Gregg]]?
* ...that '''[[Waterford]]''' is Ireland's oldest [[Irish cities|city]], being first settled in 853?
* ...that according to traditional Irish [[genealogy]], all [[Irish people]] are descended from '''[[Míl Espáine|King Milesius]]'''?
* ...that until 1953 both the [[Irish Football Association|IFA]] and [[Football Association of Ireland|FAI]] fielded international teams under the name of '''''[[Ireland national football team (1882–1950)|Ireland]]'''''?
*...that [[seventh century|seventh-century]] Irish saint, '''[[Saint Fiacre]]''', is the [[patron saint]] of [[Taxicab driver|taxi drivers]]?
* ...that [[Cashel, County Tipperary|Cashel]], [[County Tipperary|Co. Tipperary]] was made a '''[[Cities in Ireland|city]]''' by [[Royal Charter|charter]] of [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] in 1667, but lost city status when its [[Municipal corporation|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 in Ireland|1903]], '''[[George Moore (novelist)|George Moore]]''', from a [[Roman Catholicism|Catholic]] family and then aged 51, announced himself to be a [[Protestantism|Protestant]] in a letter to the [[Irish Times]] newspaper? 
*  …that '''[[David Feldman (philatelist)|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 franc]]s in 1996?
* ...that [[Jonathan Swift]] called his predecessor '''"[[Thomas Jones (Archbishop)|that rascal Dean Jones]]"''' because he made such bad property [[lease]]s  whilst [[Deans of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin|Dean]] of [[St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin|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 Monument, Dublin|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 [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] consumes more '''[[tea]]''' [[per capita|per head]] of [[population]] than any other [[Sovereign state|country]] in the [[world]]?
* ...that '''[[Letterkenny]]''' has the longest [[main street]] in Ireland?
* ...that the [[Relic|remains]] of [[Saint Nicholas]] are said to be buried close to '''[[Jerpoint Abbey]]''', [[County Kilkenny|Co. Kilkenny]], having been brought back from the [[Crusades]] by a 12th century [[knight]]?
* ...that '''[[cycle polo]]''', a variant of [[polo]] played on [[bicycle]]s instead of [[horse]]s, originated in Ireland in 1891?
* ...that the '''[[River Foyle]]''' is the fastest flowing [[river]] in [[Europe]] and is crossed by Europe's only [[bridge#Double-decker_bridge|double-decker bridge]]?
* ...that '''[[Paul McGrath (footballer)|Paul McGrath]]''', growing up in [[orphanage]]s, 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-[[Gaels|Gaelic]] Greater [[Scotia]]" and his brother [[Edward Bruce]] was the last [[High King of Ireland]]?
* ...that [[City Hall]] in '''[[Cork (city)|Cork]]''' was paid for by the [[British government]] as a gesture of reconciliation during the 1930s to replace the one burnt down by [[Black and Tans|British forces]] during the [[Anglo-Irish War|War of Independence]]?
* ...that the [[English language|English]] phrase ''"By Hook or by Crook"'' is said to be derived from attempts to [[Siege of Waterford|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 (rank)|Private]] James Daly, who led the '''[[The Connaught Rangers]]''' mutiny in [[India]] during the [[Anglo-Irish War|War of Independence]], was the last member of the [[British Army|British armed forced]] to be [[Firing squad|executed]] for [[mutiny]]?
* ...that '''[[Dublin University Football Club]]''', [[Trinity College, Dublin|Trinity]]'s [[Rugby Union]] club, established in 1854, has a strong claim to be the world's [[oldest football club]]?
* ...that [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]], in eastern [[Canada]], has a unique dialect of [[Irish language|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 computer]]s per day and contributes 5.8% of Irish [[GDP]]?
* ...that in 1631 the entire population of the village of [[Baltimore, County Cork|Baltimore]], [[County Cork]] was kidnapped by [[Algeria]]n [[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 (food)|spread]] called '''[[Guinness Yeast Extract]]'''?
* ...the [[Choctaw]] tribe in America donated [[US Dollar|$]]170 towards '''[[Irish potato famine|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 & Co.|Fortycoats]] in the 1980s [[Radio Telefís Éireann|RTÉ]] children's program, is '''[[Ian Dempsey]]'s''' father?
* ...that the 4m people living in the Republic represent only half '''[[Irish nationality law|citizens of the State]]'''?
* ...that '''[[Xtravision]]''', Ireland's largest chain of video rental stores, was valued at [[Irish pound|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|Westport]]''', [[County Mayo]], are traditionally known as ''Coveys'', and used to speak a [[dialect]] unintelligible to outsiders?
* ...that [[Dublin|Dubliners]] have humorous '''[[Dublin statues and their nicknames|nicknames for the city's monuments]]''', including ''The Stiletto in the Ghetto'' and ''the Floozie in the Jacuzzi''?
* ...that the various incarnations of the '''[[Irish Republican Army|IRA]]''' were/are run by a [[List of IRA Chiefs of Staff|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 '''[[Republic of Ireland corporation tax|corporate tax rate]]''' in the world?
* ...that, with 10,000 dead, the '''[[Second Battle of Athenry|1316 Battle of Athenry]]''' was one of the bloodiest battles ever fought in Ireland?
* ...that the '''[[Treaty Ports (Ireland)|Treaty Ports]]''' of [[Cobh]], [[Lough Swilly]] and [[Berehaven]] were [[UK sovereign base]]s from 1921 until 1938?
* ...that the '''[[Bogside Artists]]''' are a trio of [[mural]] painters in [[Derry]]?
* ...that '''[[Limerick city]]''' was [[sieges of Limerick|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 [[William Butler Yeats|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 International Airport|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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