The Giant's Causeway, Co. Antrim: Wonderfully shaped stones
Hill of Tara, Co. Meath: Wonderful patterns and views
Newgrange, Co. Meath: Wonderful facts of prehistoric Ireland
Skellig, Co. Kerry: Wonderful rocks and views
Blarney Castle and Stone, Co. Cork: A special stone, and the beautiful town of Blarney, Co. Cork (my grandparents live there)
Aran Islands, Co. Galway: A rare place to see old Irish Culture (before the famine)
Kilkenny Castle, Co. Kilkenny: A wonderful site in the east
Dublin City: A wonderful city to see old Ireland (as well as modern Ireland)
Donegal Mountains: Wonderful landscape
Irish People: Happy and friendly, especially in the western and southern areas
Friday 24 August 2007
Tuesday 21 August 2007
President and Taoiseach (Prime Minister)
There has been 8 Presidents of Ireland since the early 20th Century. The first was Douglas Hyde. Today, the President of Ireland is called Mary McAleese. The President of Ireland lives in a large house called Aras an Uachtarain (pronounced "Air-is on Oocharon"). It is located in Phoenix Park, Dublin.
The Prime Minister of Ireland is called a Taoiseach (pronounced "Tea-shuc"). There has been ten Taoiseach's, the most recent being Bertie Ahern.
The Prime Minister of Ireland is called a Taoiseach (pronounced "Tea-shuc"). There has been ten Taoiseach's, the most recent being Bertie Ahern.
Thursday 9 August 2007
Historical Disasters in Ireland
Sadly, Ireland has suffered from some aviation, natural, and rail disasters.
One of Ireland's worst natural disasters was the Great Famine of the 1840s. At that time people mostly lived on a valuable food: the potato. In 1845 a fungus struck the potatoes and the had nothing to eat. 1 million people died and about a have a million emigrated to Britain, America, and Australia. It lasted until 1848.
The worst aviation disasters was the Tuskar Rock Air Disaster. On Sunday, March 24th, 1968, an Aer Lingus Vickers Viscount flying between Cork and London Heathrow carrying 61 people inexplicably crashed about two miles north-east of Tuskar Rock, on the South-East coast of Ireland. It was probably caused by structural failure in the port tailplane, but it was not determined how. It was also called Aer Lingus Flight 712. It remains Ireland's worst aviation disaster. It was the Vickers Viscount's 4th worst disaster.
A train traveling between Dublin and Cork crashed into another train killing 18 people and injuring more than 70.
In 1998, a IRA bomb exploded in the lovely town of Omagh in Northern Ireland killed 29 and injured many more. It was Ireland's worst Troubles attack ever. All the troubles stop completely in 1998.
One of Ireland's worst natural disasters was the Great Famine of the 1840s. At that time people mostly lived on a valuable food: the potato. In 1845 a fungus struck the potatoes and the had nothing to eat. 1 million people died and about a have a million emigrated to Britain, America, and Australia. It lasted until 1848.
The worst aviation disasters was the Tuskar Rock Air Disaster. On Sunday, March 24th, 1968, an Aer Lingus Vickers Viscount flying between Cork and London Heathrow carrying 61 people inexplicably crashed about two miles north-east of Tuskar Rock, on the South-East coast of Ireland. It was probably caused by structural failure in the port tailplane, but it was not determined how. It was also called Aer Lingus Flight 712. It remains Ireland's worst aviation disaster. It was the Vickers Viscount's 4th worst disaster.
A train traveling between Dublin and Cork crashed into another train killing 18 people and injuring more than 70.
In 1998, a IRA bomb exploded in the lovely town of Omagh in Northern Ireland killed 29 and injured many more. It was Ireland's worst Troubles attack ever. All the troubles stop completely in 1998.
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