... around the coasts of Brittany, Cornwall, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. On some of these islands relative isolation over many centuries ... breed which is a group of sheep breeds from Scandinavia, Ireland and British Isles. Thought to be the first sheep brought to Europe in ...
Douglas MacQueen - May 18 2014 - 6:39pm - 0 comments
... The Screaming Orphans, the four Diver sisters who hail from Ireland’s County Donegal, have been performing together since the early ... return to the States on May 26, 2016 to perform at the “Ireland 100: Celebrating a Century of Irish Arts and Culture”, a major ...
Emmett McIntyre - Jul 1 2016 - 2:58am - 0 comments
... Language affairs. The new Taoiseach (Prime Minister of Ireland), Leo Varadkar, who was born in Dublin to a mother from Waterford and a ... community organisation that promotes the Irish language in Ireland and abroad. The League’s primary objective is the reinstatement of ...
Emmett McIntyre - Jun 18 2017 - 9:13pm
... past and present enemies of Gaelic, the Offical Language of Ireland. From the vicious persecution of Gaelic inflicted on Ireland by the English aristocracy to the misguided action of the Irish ...
Niall McCarsten - Oct 6 2013 - 9:03pm - 0 comments
... of Malahide (Irish: Mullach Íde) in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland (Irish: Fine Gall, Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath, Éire). Some of the ... property to someone else after the Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland. After the Cromwell's welcome death, the property was restored to the ...
Anonymous (not verified) - May 8 2021 - 3:01pm
... language that accrued to Gaelic after the Celtic tongue of Ireland was recognised as an official European Union language in 2007. Evans ... and on the language’s status as well. Gaelic in Ireland was made official in 2007 and many benefits have resulted from this ...
Emmett McIntyre - May 26 2014 - 8:48am - 0 comments
... south-south-east of the village of Waterville, County Kerry, Ireland (Irish: (Irish: An Coireán, Contae Chiarraí, Éire). It is on the ... Irish mythical history are a race of people who settled in Ireland. They are referred to in Lebor Gabála Érenn, a collection of poems ...
Anonymous (not verified) - May 14 2021 - 11:57am
... and traditionally home of the O'Donnells whose leaders left Ireland in 1607 during the Flight of the Earls. The O'Donnell's , Lords of ... Conaill were one of the most powerful Gaelic families in Ireland from the 5th to the 16th centuries. The castle had substantial ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Apr 25 2021 - 1:23pm
... reports on a study of dead whales, dolphins and porpoises in Ireland, which found that nearly one in 10 were found with marine debris in ... Some 263 cetacean strandings were reported around all of Ireland, 44 more than the last highest level in 2013. Dr Simon Berrow, ...
Alastair Kneale - Mar 3 2018 - 3:11pm
... megalithic monuments on the Cúil Irra Peninsula near Sligo, Ireland. Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery contains some thirty visible tombs out ... This makes it the largest megalithic tomb cemetery in Ireland. There is some controversy about the age of the site but it is thought ...
Anonymous (not verified) - May 4 2021 - 8:25pm