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John Fitzgibbon 1st earl of Clare
John Fitzgibbon Clare, 1st earl of 1749-1802, Irish statesman. He was (1783-89) attorney general of Ireland and in 1789 became lord chancellor. A resolute upholder of the Protestant ascendancy in Ireland, he denounced the Catholic Relief Act of 1793 and helped to thwart Lord Fitzwilliam in his move... Read more |
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John Ireland (composer)
John Ireland 1879-1962, English composer. Inspired by visits to the Channel Islands, he wrote music of a simple, rugged beauty. His many songs include the cycle Songs of a Wayfarer (1903) and Sea Fever (1913), to the poem by John Masefield. In addition to songs, chamber music, and piano pieces,... Read more |
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Queen of England Scotland and Ireland Mary II
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Erin
Erin , ancient and poetic name of Ireland.... Read more |
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Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland Anglican church of both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. As a separate body the church goes back to the Reformation when the Irish church was officially reformed along the same lines as the church in England (see England, Church of ). But the effects of the... Read more |
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John Armstrong
John Armstrong 1717?-1795, American pioneer, known as the "hero of Kittanning," b. Co. Fermanagh, Ireland. He laid out the town of Carlisle, Pa. In 1756 he led the expedition that destroyed Kittanning, a town of the Delaware on the Allegheny. Later he was a major general in the American... Read more |
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Milesians
Milesians , in Irish mythology, the ancestors of the present inhabitants of Ireland. The last invaders of ancient Ireland, they were said to have dwelt in Spain before attacking Ireland, where they defeated the Tuatha De Danann .... Read more |
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Ulster
Ulster northernmost of the historic provinces of Ireland. Modern Ulster consists of nine counties. Six (Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Derry, and Tyrone) now make up Northern Ireland (see Ireland, Northern ), which is often referred to as Ulster; the remaining three (Cavan, Donegal, and... Read more |
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Scotia
Scotia , originally the Latin name for Ireland. In the Middle Ages, it was used to refer to Scotland, to which the Scots had migrated from Ireland. Today it is used poetically.... Read more |
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Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland Lower Baggot StreetDublin 2IrelandTelephone: (353) 1 661 5933Fax: (353) 1 661 5671Web site:http://www.bankofireland.ie Public Company Incorporated: 1783Employees: 17,356 (2001)Sales: ... Read more |
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Amateur cyclists go along for the ride with Lance
...seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong sent out a...Phoenix Park. Armstrong has had to...the Tour of Ireland and follow Armstrong in the hope...similar public cycle he did in Scotland...Armstrong was mobbed as he arrived... |