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14 hours ago · Demographic history. The island of Ireland's population has fluctuated over history. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, Ireland experienced a major population boom as a result of the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions. In the 50-year period 1790–1840, the population of the island doubled from 4 million to 8 million.
14 hours ago · Cillian O'Connor's four goals (accompanied by nine points) in the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final at Croke Park broke the 5–3 record set by Johnny Joyce of Dublin in 1960 and matched with 3–9 by Rory Gallagher of Fermanagh in 2002 and O'Connor himself having scored 3-9 vs Limerick in 2018 for the highest individual ...
3 days ago · Launched in 1891 by Bishop Patrick MacAlister, The Irish News is an Irish daily regional newspaper based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It covers a range of topics, including news, sports, business, life, and entertainment. The newspaper is also a member of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO).
2 days ago · A Manx speaker, recorded in the Isle of Man. Manx ( endonym: Gaelg or Gailck, pronounced [ɡilɡ, geːlɡ] or [gilk] ), [4] also known as Manx Gaelic, is a Gaelic language of the insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, itself a branch of the Indo-European language family. Manx is the historical language of the Manx people .
3 days ago · It is a peculiarly American phenomenon. Such a popular mythology of what is means to be Irish can unfortunately marginalize elements of the Irish population and of Irish history and genealogy. Even if people get past the green beer and corned beef and cabbage, they often seem to assume a set definition of who the Irish are which can be a narrow ...
4 days ago · In the glass, the whiskey is copper gold. On the nose, it is full of sweet and fruity aromas. Midleton Very Rare 2017 starts with soft notes of vanilla and honey that are quickly followed by fresh and fruitier notes. Mainly orange zest and some tangerine notes, but also hints of pears and apples. Some toasted oak notes show up slowly ...
3 days ago · The irish 2000 guineas is a group 1 race run under set weight conditions for three year old colts and fillies at the curragh conducted by the curragh racecourse for horse racing ireland. The irish 2000 guineas is run over the mile and the first was run in 1921.
