Did you know? St. Valentine rests in Dublin.
at Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church. The church contains the remains of St.
Valentine, whose feast fell on February 14th. There was a belief that the birds
mated on February 14th, girls would choose their Valentine sweetheart on that
day and later came the custom of sending greeting cards (Valentines) The crocus
which flowers about this time, is St Valentine's Flower. |
Fact: Windmills always turn counter-clockwise, except in Ireland.
One way to test the quality of a pint of Guinness is by examining the size of
the rings of foam left inside your glass (the bigger and thicker the better).
Remember: if it's a good pint, order another one. |
| Irish Saying: There are only two kinds of people in the world, The
Irish and those who wish they were. |
| Ireland’s famous patron saint didn’t actually come
from Ireland. Saint Patrick was taken prisoner from his family home in Britain
by Irish raiders and was brought to Ireland to work as a shepherd. After
Patrick escaped back to Britain, he had a vision from God telling him to return
to Ireland as a missionary. Now credited with introducing Christianity to
Ireland, relics of St Patrick’s time here can be seen all over Ireland.
One of the best known is Croagh Patrick in County Mayo, where Patrick fasted
for 40 days in 441AD. Today, pilgrims climb the mountain every year on the last
Sunday in July. Saint Patrick’s remains are believed to be buried in the
grounds of Downpatrick Cathedral, County Down. |
Travel trivia, Ireland trivia
Did you know?
Andrew Jackson is the only US president not to have been born in America. He
was born in the middle of the Atlantic 1767 on an emigrant ship taking his
parents from Carrigfergus, County Antrim. |
| Famous People To name but a few we have on the big screen a big
presence led by Liam Neeson, Kenneth Branagh, Stephen Rea, Roma Downey, Formula
One driver Eddie Irvine, motorcycling hero Joey Dunlop. Northern Ireland has
produced a wealth of writers, among others Brian Friel and C S Lewis, Christian
intellectual and writer of the hugely popular children's stories was born in
East Belfast. Our writing talent is also on display through Nobel Laureate
Seamus Heaney, born on a farm near Bellaghy, and Oscar Wilde and Samuel Beckett
who both went to school in Enniskillen. We have an abundance of musical talent
and have produced such greats as Van Morrison, James Galway, Phil Coulter.
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| Ireland there is a place called Hook Head, and another village called
Crooke. According to historical accounts, the English Oliver Cromwell, in his
plan to siege Waterford had devised to options, either to take ships around
Hook Head or march through Crooke village. This was the origin of the phrase
“by hook or by crook”. |
| The Belfast, Northern Ireland shipyard of Harland and Wolff built
the Titanic. Over 12,000 men worked on the construction of the ship. |
| Ireland’s oldest university, Trinity College in Dublin, boasts
an impressive roster of alumni including Oscar Wilde and Bram Stoker |
| Irish Blessing May the roof above us never fall in. And may the
friends gathered below it never fall out. |
Information courtesy of Tourism Ireland
| Films About Ireland Films made in Ireland. More than 200, but here are some
popular ones. Saving Private Ryan was filmed in Wexford(1998) Spy Who Came In
from the Cold, The (1965) Ryan's Daughter (1970)Sarah Miles, Robert Mitchum,
John Mills, Trevor Howard, Leo McKern Quiet Man, The (1952) Princess Bride, The
(1987) Moby Dick (1956) Lion in Winter, The (1968) Crying Game, The (1992) Far
and Away (1992) Braveheart was filmed in Ireland |
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