Wismar
Wismar , city (1994 pop. 53,149), Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, N central Germany, on the Baltic Sea. It is an industrial center and an oil and fishing port. Manufactures include metal products and refined sugar, and there are shipbuilding yards in the city. Wismar was (1256-1306) the residence of the princes of Mecklenburg and later became one of the most flourishing members of the Hanseatic League. Under the Peace of Westphalia (1648) the city passed to Sweden, but in 1803 Sweden pledged it to Mecklenburg-Schwerin with the privilege of recall within 100 years. In 1903, Sweden renounced all rights to the city. Wismar was badly damaged in World War II, but the medieval town center was left intact. There are several Gothic churches and many medieval houses.
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Ireland's little-known Achill Island is rich in history, happenings
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 3/9/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...of Kerry, turn northwest and head for Achill Island in County Mayo - a lesser known...Ireland's largest offshore island, Achill is only 15 miles long and 12 miles wide...photographers. There's even a bank machine in Achill Sound for traveling folk. Achill has...
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JCB DRIVER LIFTS 315M; Achill Island man wins UK Lotto jackpot.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 1/3/2003; 677 words
; ...the UK lottery. Damian Madden, from Achill Island, Co Mayo, was the only winner...Last night his family and friends on Achill were celebrating his win and were still...lying low yesterday but a relative in Achill confirmed the win. An uncle said...
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'Lucky' angler rescued off Achill
Newspaper article from: The Irish Times; 8/24/2009; ; 454 words
; ...fell into the sea while shore angling on Achill Island, Co Mayo, on Saturday survived...Hospital, is in his 40s and is visiting Achill. He went shore fishing at a place known...Quarry near Dugort on the north side of Achill Island with a companion on Saturday...
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O'Brien expecting Achill to improve on French run.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 5/9/2008; 564 words
; ...three-year-olds at Chester in the last five seasons and is represented by Achill Island What they say Aidan O'Brien, trainer of Achill Island and Sligo Achill Island showed good form last year, finishing second in the Royal Lodge and the...
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Weekender: travel: Pictures paint a thousand words; VANESSA O'LOUGHLIN BRUSHES UP ON ACHILL.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 11/13/2004; 700+ words
; ...O'Dalaigh School of Painting close to Achill Island with a stopover in Westport about 25 miles from Achill. First stop was the Atlantic Coast Hotel...away in a sheltered sea inlet on the main Achill Road. The school is run by Joe Daly...
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Weekender: northern ireland travel: Pictures paint a thousand words; VANESSA O'LOUGHLIN BRUSHES UP ON ACHILL.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 11/13/2004; 700+ words
; ...O'Dalaigh School of Painting close to Achill Island with a stopover in Westport about 25 miles from Achill. First stop was the Atlantic Coast Hotel...away in a sheltered sea inlet on the main Achill Road. The school is run by Joe Daly...
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I WAS CURED OF CANCER IN ISLAND'S HOUSE OF PRAYER; Mum-of-six claims her tumour cleared up after Achill miracle.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 8/24/2002; 700+ words
; ...went to see healer Christina Gallagher on Achill Island off Co Mayo. She had a tumour...decided to go with my husband Donal to Achill. "I was so sick it took us three days...had never met her before that. I left Achill that day and felt a great sense of peace...
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TREASURE ISLAND; Who's won the pounds 5.2m Lotto? Is it a Dublin family visiting Achill or is it a local trying to fool us all?(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 8/23/2002; 700+ words
; ...25million Lotto jackpot - but who? Some on Achill Island, off Co Mayo, say it was a family...them. "We must be the luckiest store on Achill Island - we had a pounds 2.5million...family of eight who had been visiting Achill were the winners. John O'Malley said...
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Horse Racing: Rain tips balance in favour of Achill; TRADING POST.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 10/26/2007; 424 words
; Byline: Pietro Innocenzi Achill Island 10.00 Monmouth Park Buy at...surface, but Royal Lodge runner-up Achill Island excels on it, so connections...better horse than Aidan O'Brien's Achill Island on his Middle Park second, but...
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FILM-MAKER'S QUEST IS A REEL TRAGEDY; Documentary recreates Achill cottage disaster.(News)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 5/20/2001; 667 words
; ...scenes at the homecoming of 10 dead young Achill men. Louis Lentin has made a plea for...Dover, the film links the tragedy of the Achill workers with the deaths of 48 Chinese...who is seeking footage of the return to Achill of 10 migrant workers who died, padlocked...
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Achill
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Achill [Irish,=eagle], island, 56 sq mi...connected with the mainland by a bridge over Achill Sound. The rugged island is barren; there...Keel and Doogort are the chief towns. Achill is known for its magnificent cliffs; Slievemore...
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Fintan mac Bóchra
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
...another story Fintan details in a dialogue with the hawk of Achill how he escaped the Flood. He had been 15 years old at the coming...ed.), ‘Colloquy between Fintan and the Hawk of Achill’, in Anecdota from Irish Manuscripts , i, ed...
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Norton, Jim 1938–
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
...syndicated, 1991. Roger Havering, "The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge," Poirot, ITV, 1991. Sean Quinn, "The Sisters of Achill," Star Lucky, YTV, 1991. Henderson, "A Diminished Rebecca with a Suspended Cliff," Cheers, NBC, 1992. Dr. Bresselles...
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eagle
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
...eagle, often in a series of transformations; the transformation into a salmon usually follows. In Irish folklore the hawk of Achill tricks an eagle by sending it on a fruitless errand while the hawk eats the eagle's chicks. The eagles of Snowdonia (W Eryri...
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Ireland
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...affording many natural harbors. Off the west coast are numerous small islands, including the Aran Islands , the Blasket Islands , Achill , and Clare Island . The interior is dotted with lakes (the most celebrated are the Lakes of Killarney ) and wide stretches...
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