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‘Crubeens’ are pig’s feet.  Normally the hind is used because it is meatier.  The forefeet are called ‘trotters’.  It was a common food in the country and was eaten with soda bread.

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The ‘caman’ or stick used in the game of hurling ideally is cut from a 30 year old ash tree and taken from where the roots spread so that the grain of the wood will not follow the lines of the stick which would make it easier to split.  The wood is seasoned by heating.  […]

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July 27th is International  Bog Snorkling Day at Peatlands Country Park, Co Armagh.

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The Celts were a group of tribes and clans who spread westward across Europe from the Danube, France, Spain and the British Isles.  In Greek and Roman literature there are tales of the Celts in battle.  Their warlike dispositions, dyed hair and tattooed bodies terrified their opponents.

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For over 100 years, ‘Mary’ was the most popular name.  It started to decline in popularity in 1946 at 8% a year.  It is most popular in Ireland, followed by Australia then the U.S.  People with this name and similar, simpler names are more likely to be trusted.

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Before lamb was used, the goat was the meat of choice for Irish stew.

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St Gibbons  is believed to be the smallest church in Ireland at 8 ft. x 4 ft.  It is located in Portbradden, Co Antrim.

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The Celts did not measure time by a calendar.  Their year was circular, marked by the quarters and cross-quarters and seasonal festivities.

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The sport of steeple chasing goes back to Co Cork in the 18th Century when two prominent landowners who owned outstanding horses challenged each other to a race on horseback over open country with reasonable obstacles between Buttevant and Doneraile.  The two Blake and Callaghan stayed on course by looking at the steeple of St […]

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Brendan Behan’s uncle Peadar Kearney was the author of the Irish national anthem.

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