Rebuilding Lives in Northern Ireland
Posted in Did You Know? on Dec 19th, 2014
The origin of the term ‘Emerald Isle’ comes from a poem written by Wm. Drennan in 1795: “When Erin first rose from the dark swelling flood, God blessed the green island, He saw it was good. The emerald of Europe, it sparkled and shone In the ring of this world, the most precious stone.”
Posted in Did You Know? on Dec 17th, 2014
The Irish were the first in Europe to write grammar in their native language.
Posted in Did You Know? on Dec 16th, 2014
Ireland’s High Crosses are called ‘Sermons in Stone’. They were designed as a sort of Bible for the poor who couldn’t read. They depict stories from the Old and New Testaments.
Posted in Did You Know? on Dec 13th, 2014
Wood Quay in Dublin got its name because it was made from scrapped and broken pieces from Viking longboats.
Posted in Did You Know? on Dec 10th, 2014
White martyrdom was when monks cut themselves off from society and lived a solitary life to seek God. Many settled in dozens of islands off the coast of Ireland.
Posted in Did You Know? on Dec 9th, 2014
‘Green mouth death’ refers to the period of the ‘Great Hunger’ when people were forced to eat grass to survive.
Posted in Did You Know? on Nov 17th, 2014
Approximately 50% of a bottle of Bailey’s is fresh Irish dairy cream.
Posted in Did You Know? on Oct 8th, 2014
Smiling Murphy is another name for potato.
Posted in Did You Know? on Oct 6th, 2014
Irish people are the world’s greatest tea drinkers. At one time, some Irish men frowned on the women drinking too much of it because they might be in danger of enjoying themselves.
Posted in Did You Know? on Sep 30th, 2014
Dawson Lounge, Dublin, is the world’s smallest pub.
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