Ireland Facts
1. Ireland is the only country
in the world that has a musical instrument – the harp –
as its national symbol. The
oldest known harp in existence is housed in Trinity
College, Dublin. It dates
back to at least 1300.
2. Ireland is the third largest
island in Europe and the
twentieth largest in the
world.
3. Up until 1973, many
women employed in the
public service faced mandatory retirement once they
got married.
4. The first Irish Constitution was signed at Dublin’s
Shelbourne Hotel.
8. Shannon became the
world’s first duty-free airport in 1947, and we’ve
been buying tax-free liquor
and perfume ever since.
9. One of the most popular
radio shows in rural Ireland
is still the daily broadcast of
local obituaries.
10. The Newgrange passage
tomb in County Meath was
constructed around 3200
BC, making it more than 600
years older than the Giza
Pyramids in Egypt, and 1,000
years older than Stonehenge.
By Irish central
5. There are no postal or
ZIP codes in Ireland outside
of Dublin and Cork city.
6. The longest place name in
Ireland is Muckanaghederdauhaulia, in County Galway.
7. James Joyce once described Guinness stout as
"the wine of Ireland."
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By Daniel Whelan
GAZETTE