Rebuilding Lives in Northern Ireland
Posted in Interesting Fact on Jan 20th, 2015
The Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement got its inspiration from Martin Luther King. As King favored non-violent marches, the youth in the North imitated them. The marches were dealt with swiftly and cruelly by the authorities, leading to bloodshed.
Posted in Interesting Fact on Jan 16th, 2015
The town of Donaghadee in Co Down was an important cross-channel port in the 19th Century. It has a famous lighthouse whose walls were painted by Brendan Behan when he worked for the Irish Lights Commission.
Posted in Interesting Fact on Jan 14th, 2015
In 1923 Conor O’Brien became the first Irishman to sail around the world in a boat he designed and built himself. It was titled ‘Saoirse’ and was the first boat to carry the Tricolor flag around the world.
Posted in Interesting Fact on Jan 8th, 2015
On Boa Island on Lough Erne, there are two pre-Christian figures in Caldragh cemetery, the Janus statue and a smaller one ‘The Lusty Man’. Janus is a double-sided figure of two beings carved back to back. This is often referred to when the calendar year has just turned, and we are glancing back even as […]
Posted in Interesting Fact on Jan 3rd, 2015
The ‘Island of Ireland Peace Choir ‘paid a visit to Messines, Belgium, remembering the truce of Christmas Eve 1914. At the crypt of St Niklass the choir sang Silent Night. Both protestant and catholic Ulster units fought side by side at Messines Ridge. This crypt was used during the war for treating the injured. On […]
Posted in Interesting Fact on Dec 26th, 2014
The Statutes of Kilkenny (1366) outlawed football, hurling and bowling in order to promote archery in a colonial society.
Posted in Interesting Fact on Dec 11th, 2014
Tara Brooch was found on a beach close to the Hill of Tara.
Posted in Interesting Fact on Dec 8th, 2014
Penn State University researchers have found that light skin tones stem from a gene mutation from a single person 10,000 years ago.
Posted in Interesting Fact on Dec 6th, 2014
The coracle was the first boat used by the Irish. It dates back to Neolithic times or earlier. It is a simple framework of light branches, lashed together and covered with animal skins. It was shaped like a big bowl and used on the rivers. Its ocean going cousin, the currach, was longer and thinner. […]
Posted in Interesting Fact on Dec 3rd, 2014
Irish-American Georgia O’Keefe received recognition by challenging the boundaries of American art and was celebrated for her technical skills. She was known for her vibrantly colored paintings including many large scale works. She died in 1986 at the age of 99.
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