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Patricia Ireland
IRELAND, PATRICIA Patricia Ireland is an attorney and social activist who became the ninth president of the national organization for women (NOW) on December 15, 1991; she served as president for ten years, stepping down in 2001. Ireland took over the presidency just as NOW was beginning... Read more |
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Irish Americans
IRISH AMERICANS by Brendan A. Rapple Overview The island of Ireland lies west of Great Britain across the Irish Sea and St. George's Channel. It is divided into two separate political entities: the independent Republic of Ireland, and Northern Ireland, a constituent of the United... 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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Padraic Colum
Padraic Colum , 1881-1972, Irish-American author, b. Longford, Ireland. He was active in the Irish literary renaissance and helped to found the Abbey Theatre. His verse includes Wild Earth (1907), The Story of Lowry Maen (1937), and Collected Poems (1953). He also wrote children's stories... Read more |
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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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Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland division of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1989 est. pop. 1,583,500), 5,462 sq mi (14,147 sq km), NE Ireland. Made up of six of the nine counties of the historic province of Ulster in NE Ireland, it is frequently called Ulster. The capital is Belfast . ... Read more |
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Queen of England Scotland and Ireland Mary II
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Erin
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Ellen Tree
Tree, Ellen (1805–80), actress. The romantic English leading lady made her American debut at the Park Theatre in 1836 as Rosalind. Many considered her a great beauty, albeit some, such as Ireland, complained of her elongated neck and slightly stooped shoulders. Similarly, her acting divided... Read more |
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William Parsons 3d earl of Rosse
William Parsons Rosse, 3d earl of , 1800-1867, British astronomer and constructor of telescopes. He served as member of Parliament for King's Co., Ireland (1821-34), Irish representative peer (from 1845), president of the British Association (1843), president of the Royal Society (1849-54), and... Read more |
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An Irishman's Diary
...Gort rang his wife in England...castles here in Ireland." Lady Gort...castles in Ireland." One of...entertainment in Ireland and has been...as tourism ambassadors for Ireland...with the folk park, a later ... |