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One game played at wakes was called ‘wrestling.’  A man would come to the wake dressed in a suit of straw and challenge all to wrestle him.

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The street in Dublin dedicated to pubs is ‘Winetavern Street.’

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The Irish word for visiting friends and relatives is’scoreachting.’

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Inch is a strand at the head of Dingle Bay.  It runs for three miles and is backed by sand hills. JM Synge’s play, ‘The Playboy of the Western World,’ was shot here.

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The new “Dracula” movie was filmed in Northern Ireland at sites such as Giant’s Causeway, Divis Mountains and Mount Stewart.

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Northern Ireland has started a 10-year plan to boost awareness as a hiking destination by featuring new trail centers and long distance rides.

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Conservationists are expressing concern that the filming of ‘Star Wars’ on Skellig Michael will interfere with the breeding of native birds.  Skellig Michael off the coast of Kerry is a Unesco heritage site, and the monastery dates back to the 6th Century.

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J.M. Synge was born in Sligo to Irish-Ascendancy parents, but he rejected their way of life and his portrayal of the Irish on stage was a means of reviving interest in Irish nationalism and heritage.

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Tiny islets or banks in the middle of a channel are known in Ireland as ‘pladdies’.

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Because of a lack of rain this summer, a cargo boat is carrying huge amounts of water to the Aran Islands.  The island is desperately low in water supplies and the boat will run around the clock carrying 120 liters per trip.

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