Rebuilding Lives in Northern Ireland
Posted in Irish Trivia on Jun 20th, 2018
Famous film-set designer Cedric Gibbons, who worked on more than 1,500 movies from the 1920s to the 1950s, was born in Dublin in 1823 and immigrated to America. Not only did he win a dozen Academy awards, he also designed the Oscar statuette.
Posted in Irish Trivia on Jun 15th, 2018
For good luck in the coming year, Irish children who are celebrating their birthdays are traditionally raised into the air upside down, and their heads are bumped gently against the floor, one bump for every year of their age, plan an extra bump to grow on.
Posted in Irish Trivia on May 10th, 2018
Sometimes known as “The Irish Fairy,” Catherine Kelly is famous for being the smallest Irish woman who ever lived. Allegedly, she weighed only eight pounds and was a mere 34 inches tall. She died in 1785.
Posted in Irish Trivia on Mar 18th, 2018
In County Antrim, Ballygally Castle was constructed by Lord Shaw in 1625. He was rumored to have locked his wife, Lady Isobel Shaw, in her room and denied her food, until she threw herself out a window to her death. Ballygally Castle is now a chain hotel, and supposedly one of the most haunted places […]
Posted in Irish Trivia on Jul 20th, 2017
This thatched roof John/Loo was found in County Clare. What a great way to enjoy reading the daily newspaper.
Posted in Irish Trivia on Jun 3rd, 2017
The sweaters of the fishermen of the Aran Islands are woven with different patterns for each family, as individual as fingerprints. This tradition resulted from fishermen drowning accidentally and their sweaters being the only remnants that returned to shore. The individual weave helped identify the fishermen who had been lost to the sea.
Posted in Irish Trivia on Mar 13th, 2017
So you think you know your Gaelic Sports-try these questions: 1. What organization is the governing body of Gaelic Sports world wide? 2. What year was this organization founded? 3. What is the name of the hotel and city where the organization was founded? 4. What is a caman? 5. How many players are […]
Posted in Irish Trivia on Mar 3rd, 2017
There is a lucrative trade in South Armagh for smuggling vegetables from across the South. Seems this is more profitable than smuggling petrol which was the chief operation of the smugglers in the past.
Posted in Irish Trivia on Feb 25th, 2017
Chess (fidcheel) was played by the kings and nobility of Ireland. The board was made from yew wood and divided into black and white squares. Royal chessmen sometimes made of yellow gold and white bronze were two and a half inches tall, elaborately carved and embellished with precious metals. These were of so much of […]
Posted in Irish Trivia on Jan 1st, 2017
Answer: Brian Boru’s harp.
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