20 interesting facts about Ireland

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We share the most interesting facts about Ireland, collected on a short jump into the reks district of the country

My last trip to Ireland led me to an area of ​​the country that I had never visited: the newly renamed Reeks District. I spent my time to hike, go kayak, surf and learn that Ireland has much more to offer than wild waters and high hills.

It wasn't my first visit to the Green Island. I previously made a city trip to Dublin, spent some time in my youth with the backpack in Ireland and visited friends and family in the county of Cavan. Every time the island fulfilled its reputation: rich in history, tradition, literature and music, not to mention their charismatic and friendly people.

Over the years I have collected numerous interesting facts about Ireland. Here I share my favorites.

Interesting facts about Ireland

  1. Ireland is known as the green island because of its lush hills and green valleys. It is believed that the poet William Drennan was the first to use the expression in his poem when Erin first rose. (Source: Library Ireland)

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  1. In the 1840s, Ireland's staples - the potato - failed and led to great famine. An estimated one million people died of hunger and diseases between 1846 and 1851, and two million emigrated between 1845 and 1855. (Source: BBC)

  2. The famine was exacerbated by the British government's actions at the time, which caused some to assume that the famine was essentially a form of genocide to the Irish. (Source: Irish Independent)

  3. Ireland and the United Kingdom share an eventful history. In 1801, Great Britain annexed the Kingdom of Ireland according to the Act of Union; In 1921 the Anglo-Irish Treaty founded the Irish Free State, an independent rule of the British crown, which was separated from Northern Ireland; And in 1949 the Republic of Ireland became completely independent of Great Britain. (Source: BBC)

  4. Ireland was used as a location for several famous films, including Star Wars, The Princess Bride, Braveheart and Harry Potter. (Source: Irish Independent)

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  1. Since the founding of the Irish Free State in 1922, Irish harp has been the official emblem of Ireland, not the frequently used cloverleaf. (Source: Irish Times)

  2. With 22 letters, the city of Muckanaghederdauhaulia is considered Ireland's longest from a word existing place name. The name is derived from Muicanach Idir Dhá Sháile and means "swamp between two salt wayers". (Source: Irish Central)

  3. One of the best known facts about Ireland is that Dublin is home to the world-famous Guinness brewery. In 1759 Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000-year lease for the country. (Source: Visit Dublin)

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  1. The Guinness World Records, an annual reference work that lists the world records, was created in 1954, when Guinness managing director took part in a shooting party and argued with other competitors about the fastest wild bird in Europe and no answer was found in it. (Source: Guinness World Records)

  2. The Macgillycuddy’s Reeks are Ireland's highest mountain chain, home of Carraunoohil, which is the highest mountain at 1,038 m (3,406 feet). (Source: Cia World Fact Book)

  3. Ireland has a little more than five million inhabitants, of which more than three quarters (78.3 %) are Roman Catholic. (Source: Cia World Fact Book)

  4. One of the strangest facts about Ireland takes place in the city of Killorglin in the Reeks District. A goat to King Puck is crowned King Puck for three days at a festival. The Queen of Puck, traditionally a local young school girl, crowns the goat. (Source: Puck Fair)

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  1. Kobolde originated in the Irish folklore as a fairy in the form of a tiny old man, often with Dreisspitz and leather apron. The word is derived from the old Tyrian word Lucherpan and means "small body". (Source: Britannica)

  2. The traditional language of the Irish is Irish-Gaelic. However, the 2011 census showed that 82,600 people in Ireland speak Irish outside of school (where it is a compulsory subject). The census also showed that 119,526 speak Polish, which means that Irish, in English and Polish, is now the most common spoken language in Ireland. (Source: Irish Census 2011)

  3. The most popular sport in Ireland is Gaelic Football, followed by Hurling. Both sports are located in Ireland. Together, the sports - together with Gaelic handball, blanket and others - are known as the Gaelic games, under the aegis of the Gaelic Athletic Association. (Source: Irish Times)

  4. In 2017, Leo Varadkar Ireland's Prime Minister. He was born in 1979 and is Ireland's youngest prime minister, the first open gay leader in the country and the first Indian descent. (Source: BBC)

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  1. Halloween is derived from the Irish festival Samhain. At the end of summer, the Celts believed that the gap between our world and the world of spirits and ghosts, which allowed malicious beings, diluted to wander around on earth. Irish immigrants in the USA increased the popularity of Halloween in the 19th century. (Source: BBC)

  2. Irish surnames that begin with O mean "descendants of" in Irish-Gaelic. Today there are four O 'names in the top 10 most common Irish surnames (O’Brien, O’Sullivan, O’Connor, O’Neill). (Source: Irish Times)

  3. According to the Czech Republic, Namibia, Austria, Germany and Poland, Ireland is the sixth highest per capita beer consumer in the world. (Source: The Telegraph)

  4. Ireland has won the Eurovision Song Contest more than any other country - a record seven times (1970, 1980, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996). It was also the first country to win the competition three times in a row. (Source: Eurovision Song Contest)

The photographer Valerie O’Sullivan records the rich legacy and the traditions of the region as well as other interesting facts about Ireland in the Macgillycuddy’s Reeks: People and Places of Ireland’s Highest Mountain Range.

Main picture: Valerie O’Sullivan
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