County Kerry, at the island’s southwestern tip, is where you’ll find its highest peak, Carrauntoohil, which clocks in at approximately 3,410 ft. The Shannon is the longest of Ireland’s many rivers and waterways and flows from Shannon Pot in northeastern County Cavan. From there, it wi...
Facts about Ireland Administrative divisions:26 counties;Carlow,Cavan,Clare,Cork,Donegal,Dublin,Galway,Kerry,Kildare,Kilkenny,Laois,Leitrim,Limerick,Longford,Louth,Mayo, Meath ,Monaghan, Offaly ,Roscommon,Sligo,Tipperary,Waterford, Westmeath ,Wexford,Wicklow ...
County Kerry, at the island’s southwestern tip, is where you’ll find its highest peak, Carrauntoohil, which clocks in at approximately 3,410 ft. The Shannon is the longest of Ireland’s many rivers and waterways and flows from Shannon Pot in northeastern County Cavan. From there, it wi...
Meath, county in the province of Leinster, northeastern Ireland. It is bounded by Counties Monaghan (north), Louth (northeast), Fingal (southeast), Kildare (south), Offaly (southwest), Westmeath (west), and Cavan (northwest); the Irish Sea lies on the ea
The Troubles, violent conflict from about 1968 to 1998 in Northern Ireland between the overwhelmingly Protestant unionists (loyalists), who desired the province to remain part of the U.K., and the overwhelmingly Roman Catholic nationalists (republicans),
River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland, rising in northwestern County Cavan and flowing for about 161 miles (259 km) in a southerly direction to enter the Atlantic Ocean via a 70-mile (113-kilometre) estuary below Limerick city. It drains an area of
Belfast, city, district, and capital of Northern Ireland, located on the River Lagan, at its entrance to Belfast Lough (inlet of the sea). Belfast became a city by royal charter in 1888. After the passing of the Government of Ireland Act, 1920, it became
Irish Republican Army, republican paramilitary organization seeking the establishment of a republic, the end of British rule in Northern Ireland, and the reunification of Ireland. It was created in 1919. Learn more about the IRA, including its history.
Clonycavan ManClonycavan Man, a bog body dating to 392–201bcethat was found in Ireland in 2003.(more) Bog bodies have been variously found with cut throats, severed limbs, broken bones, ropes around the neck, entrails pulled through the skin, and other marks that suggest the possibility...