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2,511 Articles of interest in Ireland

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  • Siege of Carrigafoyle Castle

    The Siege of Carrigafoyle Castle took place at Easter in 1580 near modern-day Ballylongford, County Kerry, Ireland on the southern bank of the Shannon estuary. The engagement was part of the English crown's campaign against the forces of Gerald Fitz…

  • Poolbeg Lighthouse

    Poolbeg Lighthouse in Dublin Bay was built in 1768 and initially operated on candlepower (reputedly the first in the world to do so) but changed to oil in 1786. It was re-designed and re-built into its present form in 1820.

  • Pearse Street

    Pearse Street (Irish: Sráid an Phiarsaigh) is one of the longest streets in Dublin and varies in use along its length. It is named after the Irish revolutionaries, Patrick Pearse and his brother William, who were born there.

  • Park West, Dublin

    Park West (Irish: Páirc an Iarthair) is a large business campus within greater Ballyfermot, notably Cherry Orchard, Dublin, Ireland, with some residential development.

  • Newpark Comprehensive School

    Newpark Comprehensive School (Irish: Scoil Chuimsitheach na Páirce Nua) is a Protestant, non-fee paying, co-educational comprehensive secondary school under Church of Ireland management, situated on Newtown Park Avenue in Blackrock, County Dublin, I…

  • Nephin

    Nephin or Nefin (Irish: Néifinn), at 806 metres (2646 ft), is the second-highest peak in Connacht (after Mweelrea), Ireland. It is to the west of Lough Conn in County Mayo.

  • Mayfield, Cork

    Mayfield, historically called Ballinamought (from Irish: Baile na mBocht, meaning "town of the poor"), is an area in the northeast of Cork City, Ireland.

  • Mangerton Mountain

    Mangerton or Mangerton Mountain (Irish: an Mhangarta) is a mountain in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. At a height of 839 m (2,753 ft) it is the tallest of the Mangerton range and 25th tallest in Ireland.

  • Main Street, Letterkenny

    Main Street (Irish: An Phríomhshráid) is an important thoroughfare in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland. The longest street in Ireland, it is divided into two sections, with Lower Main Street running from the junction at Oldtown Road to the Marke…

  • Magilligan

    Magilligan (from Irish: Ard Mhic Giollagáin, meaning "Magilligan's height") is a peninsula that lies in the northwest of County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, at the entrance to Lough Foyle. It is a huge 79,000 acres (32,000 ha) coastal site, part B…

  • Limerick Tunnel

    The Limerick Tunnel is a 675-metre-long (2,215 ft), twin-bore road tunnel underneath the River Shannon on the outskirts of Limerick city. The tunnel forms part of the N18 Limerick Southern Ring Road.

  • King's Island, Limerick

    King's Island is an area of central Limerick, Ireland. The area is often referred to colloquially as The Island and consists of two distinct areas, Englishtown and St Mary's Park.

  • Kilsheelan

    Kilsheelan (Irish: Cill Sioláin) is a small village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is also a civil parish in the barony of Iffa and Offa East. It is one half of the Roman Catholic parish of Kilsheelan & Kilcash in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wat…

  • Kilmihil

    Kilmihil (Irish: Cill Mhichíl, meaning "Church of St. Michael the Archangel") is a village in the Barony of Clonderlaw, west County Clare, Ireland.

  • Kilmacthomas

    Kilmacthomas or Kilmactomas (Irish: Coill Mhic Thomáisín), often referred to locally as "Kilmac", is a town on the River Mahon in County Waterford, Ireland.

  • Kildare Cathedral

    The Cathedral Church of St. Brigid, Kildare in Kildare, County Kildare is one of two cathedrals in the United Dioceses of Meath and Kildare of the Church of Ireland in Ireland.

  • J.K. Bracken's GAC

    J.K. Bracken's Gaelic Athletic Club is a hurling and football club centred on the parish of Templemore, Clonmore and Killea in County Tipperary, Ireland. It plays in the Tipperary GAA county and Mid-Tipperary divisional competitions. JK Brackens is …

  • Garnish Island

    Garnish Island (sometimes Garinish Island, or Garinis in Irish), is an island in Glengarriff harbour, part of Bantry Bay in southwest Ireland, which is a popular tourist attraction.

  • Hook Head

    Hook Head (Irish: Rinn Duáin) is a headland in County Wexford, Ireland located on the east side of the estuary of the three sisters rivers (the Nore, Suir and the Barrow). It is part of the Hook peninsula and is adjacent to the historic townland of …

  • Glencullen

    Glencullen (Irish: Gleann Cuilinn, meaning "valley of the holly") is a village and townland in the county of Dún Laoghaire in south County Dublin, Ireland.

  • Effin

    Effin (Irish: Eifinn) is a townland and civil parish in County Limerick, Ireland. It is on the R515 road, midway between Kilmallock and Charleville. The population of the parish is about 1,000. Effin is partly in the barony of Costlea, but chiefly i…

  • Garda Síochána College

    Garda Síochána College (or Garda College) is the education and training college of the Garda Síochána (Irish police). It is located at McCan Barracks, Templemore, County Tipperary in Ireland.

  • Emly

    Emly or Emlybeg or The Marsh (Irish: Imleach Iubhair, meaning "Border of lake of yews") is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Clanwilliam.