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...that the Air Corps originate in the Anglo-Irish Treaty talks, when a biplane was purchased to allow Irish negotiators to escape should talks failed?
...that Ireland consumes more baked beans per head of population than any other 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 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?

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...that County Wicklow was the last of the traditional counties of Ireland to be created in 1606—07?
...that 34 Irish Colleges 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 Ireland's Thomas Gisborne Gordon is the only one-handed person ever to play international rugby of either code?

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...that the O'Conors, medieval 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 Ireland or Britain was established at Monaghan Lunatic Asylum in February 1919?
...that Greek geographer Ptolemy used the term Μικρὰ Βρεττανία (Mikra Brettania, or Little Britain) to refer to Ireland, although in his later work uses Ιουερνία (Iwernia), which is thought to be truer to the name used by the inhabitants of the island?

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...that Early Irish law permitted a husband to 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 mountaineer Ger McDonnell, the first Irish person to summit K2, brought a hurley to the summit of Mount Everest in 2003?
...that the headland of Drumanagh in Co. Dublin may once have hosted a fort acting as bridgehead for Roman military invasion?
…that some 2006 New York productions of DruidSynge, a production of the complete plays of John Millington Synge by the Druid Theatre Company, were performed in day-long cycles?

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Did you know 5

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...that when County Clare was created in 1565 it was moved from Munster to Connacht only to be returned to Munster again in 1602?
…that the MV Kerlogue, an Irish merchant ship, was attacked by both the Allied and Axis sides during World War II and rescued both sides. They rescued the Wild Rose of Liverpool and they rescued 168 Germans, 164 of who spent the rest of The Emergency interned in the Curragh internment camp?
...that the College Historical Society of Trinity College, Dublin is the oldest undergraduate student society in the world?
...that to the Romans, Scotia was another name for Hibernia, both meaning Ireland?

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Did you know 6

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...that Gregg shorthand was invented by Co. Monaghan-born, John Robert Gregg?
...that Waterford is Ireland's oldest city, being first settled in 853?
...that according to traditional Irish genealogy, all Irish people are descended from King Milesius?
...that until 1953 both the IFA and FAI fielded international teams under the name of Ireland?

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Did you know 7

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...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?

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…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?

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Did you know 9

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...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 cycle polo, a variant of polo played on bicycles instead of horses, originated in Ireland in 1891?

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Did you know 10

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...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?

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Did you know 11

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...that City Hall in Cork was paid for by the British government as a gesture of reconciliation during the 1930s to replace the one burned 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 Connaught Rangers mutiny in India during the War of Independence, was the last member of the British armed forces 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?

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Did you know 12

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...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 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?

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Did you know 13

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...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?

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Did you know 14

Portal:Ireland/Did you know/14

...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?

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Did you know 15

Portal:Ireland/Did you know/15

...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 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?

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Did you know 16

Portal:Ireland/Did you know/16

...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?

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Did you know 17

Portal:Ireland/Did you know/17

...that the Coat of arms of Ireland (pictured) are recorded as belonging to the King of Ireland as far back as the 13th century?
...that 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 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?

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Did you know 18

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...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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-* ...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]]?
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-* ...that 34 '''[[Irish College]]s''' have been established on the European continent since the 16th century?
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-* ...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 [[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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