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- political development in the Northern Ireland peace process. The issue ... Former British Prime Minister John Major had laid some of the groundwork ...31 KB (4,792 words) - 08:51, 27 September 2023
- institution that teaches an inclusive range of subjects across the academic ... While some continue to support the idea of selective education, with ...17 KB (2,415 words) - 00:22, 8 January 2024
- and suffragette. During the Easter Rising of 1917, she was an officer in ... 1911, in 1916, in 1918, and twice during Ireland independence struggle. She ...18 KB (2,792 words) - 17:49, 16 May 2020
- or closed captioner can write speeds of approximately 225 words per ... The use of stenotypes allows stenographers to provide real-time transcription ...10 KB (1,562 words) - 19:57, 9 February 2023
- 29, 1618) is famed as a writer and poet. One of the last true "Renaissance ... primarily for his poems, yet only 560 lines of his verse remain. He is not ...14 KB (2,274 words) - 22:28, 3 May 2023
- movement and is regarded as the father of Irish Republicans. Tone himself ... * Lecky, William Edward Hartpole and L. Perry Curtis. A History of ...20 KB (3,240 words) - 17:54, 30 April 2023
- ethical or sexual themes, treating issues of good and evil which are played ... Murdoch was born at 59 Blessington Street, Dublin, Ireland, on July ...8 KB (1,094 words) - 13:15, 6 March 2024
- The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor (Welsh: Tudur) was a series of ... The kings and queens of this era ruled England from 1485 - 1603. During ...11 KB (1,689 words) - 18:41, 2 May 2023
- Roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (April 25, 1287 – November ... and quartered. In 1328, he was created Earl of March. In 1330, Edward III ...18 KB (2,777 words) - 02:39, 16 December 2022
- The potato plant (Solanum tuberosum) is a member of the Solanaceae ... crop, and the fourth largest crop in terms of fresh produce (after rice, ...20 KB (3,010 words) - 05:53, 30 November 2022
- Rights protesters were shot by the soldiers of the British Parachute Regiment ... that those shot at were all unarmed. Five of those wounded were shot in the back. ...21 KB (3,395 words) - 18:14, 31 October 2023
- , Manx: Laa’l Breeshey), is a Gaelic festival marking the beginning ... Imbolc is mentioned in some of the earliest Irish literature and it ...20 KB (3,131 words) - 15:26, 4 February 2023
- The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth ... England, the Pilgrims arrived off the coast of New England without a patent ...12 KB (1,842 words) - 02:22, 9 November 2022
- Dublin is both the largest city and capital of the Republic of Ireland ... 2chapter2.html A Popular History of Ireland] Project Gutenberg ...29 KB (4,094 words) - 17:16, 12 February 2024
- Anthony Trollope ( April 24, 1815 – December 6, 1882 ) became one ... Baretshire is focused on the inner workings of an imaginary cathedral ...17 KB (2,461 words) - 05:26, 31 July 2023
- Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (c. 1284 – June 19, 1312) was ... Edward instead appointed him Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland in 1308, which did ...19 KB (3,020 words) - 22:48, 28 March 2023
- United Kingdom and is celebrated in a number of countries that previously formed ... and spectators prior to the banning of this sport. The origin of the ...19 KB (2,818 words) - 20:04, 20 November 2023
- was a former slave who became an inspiration to thousands of women ... This can reinforce social division instead of challenging this as contrary ...7 KB (1,128 words) - 02:38, 24 July 2023
- sailed against England under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidona in ... The Armada was sent by King Philip II of Spain, who had been king ...16 KB (2,578 words) - 15:18, 27 April 2023
- countryofbirth = Northern Ireland | currentclub = | position = Winger | ... nationalteam = Northern Ireland | nationalcaps(goals) = 37 (9) | ...22 KB (3,398 words) - 07:05, 18 April 2024
- There is a separate National Archives of Scotland (formerly the Scottish ... on Historical Manuscripts), the Office of Public Sector Information ...18 KB (2,677 words) - 15:40, 30 April 2023
- Bannock is a form of flat bread, the same thickness as a scone cooked ... who enjoy wilderness adventures. The ease of preparation, ability to combine ...13 KB (1,987 words) - 07:26, 20 September 2023
- accordions and the harmonica. It consists of expanding and contracting bellows ... five years later, in 1834. Various forms of concertina are used for classical ...15 KB (2,127 words) - 15:46, 27 December 2023
- An Drochshaol), known more commonly outside of Ireland as the Irish Potato ... Modernization of Irish Society (Gill History of Ireland Series No.10) p.2 ...33 KB (5,040 words) - 13:17, 6 March 2024
- ) is the anglicized spelling of Bealtaine or Bealltainn, the Gaelic ... shed/T100054/index.html The History of Ireland] Translated by David ...25 KB (3,928 words) - 08:55, 27 September 2023
- February 22, 1901) was an Irish professor of "natural and experimental ... Stoney. Rev. FitzGerald was professor of moral philosophy in Trinity ...10 KB (1,556 words) - 15:45, 6 November 2022
- The Bill of Rights 1689 is an English Act of Parliament with the full ... The Bill of Rights 1689 is largely a statement of certain positive ...9 KB (1,377 words) - 18:35, 13 February 2024
- ; Manx: Luanistyn) is a Gaelic festival marking the beginning of the ... until the twentieth century. The custom of climbing hills and mountains ...20 KB (2,998 words) - 02:42, 5 November 2022
- commonly to pass the entrance examinations of high schools or universities ... school and weekend programs for students of all ages, including even college ...15 KB (2,182 words) - 01:09, 7 April 2022
- who recast the the laws governing the motion of bodies in a simplified and ... Hamilton was the fourth of nine children of Archibald Hamilton, a ...21 KB (3,257 words) - 10:47, 12 May 2023
- saint, sometimes referred to as Columba of Iona, or, in Old Irish, as ... Columba) was born to Fedlimid and Eithne of the Uí Néill clan in Gartan ...21 KB (3,411 words) - 19:21, 22 December 2022
- Mary II (April 30, 1662 – December 28, 1694) reigned as Queen of ... William III, who became the sole ruler of both countries upon her death ...22 KB (3,330 words) - 22:05, 16 December 2022
- A Modest Proposal: For Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland ... This essay is widely held to be one of the greatest examples of sustained ...17 KB (2,706 words) - 07:08, 13 June 2023
- A fjord (or fiord) is a long, narrow deep inlet of the sea bordered ... The seeds of a fjord are laid when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley ...16 KB (2,484 words) - 17:33, 28 March 2024
- Amach na Cásca) was a rebellion staged in Ireland during Easter Week, 1916. from the United Kingdom by force of arms. It was the most significant ...29 KB (4,554 words) - 17:17, 11 October 2020
- during the 1870s. There he befriended many of the leading French artists ... language authors to absorb the lessons of the French realists, and was ...19 KB (2,827 words) - 08:08, 23 January 2023
- von Taaffe; 11th Viscount Taaffe and Baron of Ballymote, in the peerage of ... Although himself an aristocrat and a member of the social elite, he extended ...13 KB (1,955 words) - 18:17, 12 February 2024
- American mainland in 1497. Cabot's use of Celtic legend confirms that ... Newfoundland, which Cabot claimed on behalf of Henry VII of England. This ...9 KB (1,380 words) - 04:35, 3 August 2022
- name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend, Richard ... today, however, as having perfected the form of the periodical essay. His essays ...11 KB (1,683 words) - 17:44, 6 May 2024
- Katherine or Katharine Parr(e), was the last of the six wives of Henry VIII ... One of Henry's more educated wives, Catherine displayed a keen ...20 KB (3,017 words) - 16:16, 3 December 2023
- Excalibur, or Caliburn, is the legendary sword of King Arthur, sometimes ... The best known version of the story of the sword depicts the wizard ...13 KB (2,142 words) - 23:53, 24 March 2024
- Jeremy Taylor (1613 - August 13, 1667) was a clergyman in the Church ... in 1626. He was under the patronage of William Laud, Archbishop of ...18 KB (2,949 words) - 02:26, 1 August 2022
- Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick ( ... held on March 17, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick ( ...52 KB (7,483 words) - 20:49, 17 April 2023
- |observedby = Commonwealth of Nations United States ... – is a day to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces ...26 KB (4,040 words) - 19:40, 16 April 2023
- was an Irish playwright who, at the height of his fame, won the Nobel Prize ... his life, disdaining the commercialism of capitalism and believing that ...12 KB (1,761 words) - 07:04, 18 April 2024
- he developed an interest in the development of customs associated with marriage ... Pursuing this he gathered large quantities of material and developed ...15 KB (2,215 words) - 05:07, 3 August 2022
- poet, known as the "translator" of the Ossian cycle of poems. In 1761 Macpherson announced the discovery of an epic on the subject ...12 KB (1,859 words) - 16:03, 8 February 2023
- of Lindisfarne, the Apostle of Northumbria (died 651), was an Irish ... Bede's meticulous and detailed account of Saint Aidan's ...14 KB (2,123 words) - 19:03, 22 December 2022
- September 19, 1940) was a British pioneer of ethnography. He conducted significant ... and much interest in the people and races of Africa. Influential in academic ...11 KB (1,543 words) - 19:06, 4 December 2023
- 8, 1746) was an Irish philosopher and one of the founding fathers of the ... Hutcheson is thought to have been born at Drumalig, in the parish ...14 KB (2,173 words) - 04:50, 9 April 2024
- Greek were emphasized. Four distinct uses of the word can be noted, the ... education for the most able irrespective of their social or economic background ...25 KB (3,841 words) - 12:15, 24 January 2023
- November 16, 1272) was the son and successor of John Lackland as King of England ... He assumed the crown under the regency of the popular William Marshal ...14 KB (2,076 words) - 22:21, 8 February 2022
- thumb|200px|Unfinished portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell by Samuel Cooper ... and politician. After leading the overthrow of the British monarchy, he ruled ...31 KB (4,911 words) - 00:22, 18 November 2022
- (May 21, 1944 - ) was the first female President of Ireland, serving ... resigned the presidency four months ahead of the end of her term of office ...34 KB (5,329 words) - 08:42, 10 March 2023
- theological writer, and Anglican archbishop of Dublin (1831–1863). Whately’s ... to hold public office, and state endowment of the Roman Catholic clergy. ...13 KB (2,059 words) - 01:50, 14 December 2022
- James II of England (also known as James VII of Scotland; October ... He was the last Roman Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdom of ...32 KB (4,831 words) - 21:40, 8 February 2024
- Anne (February 6, 1665 – August 1, 1714) became Queen of England ... both personally and relating to succession of the Crown and religious polarization ...29 KB (4,444 words) - 15:41, 7 December 2022
- samain) is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the ... survived the winter and so offerings of food and drink were left for ...35 KB (5,443 words) - 16:28, 20 September 2023
- [[Image:HiltonofCadboll01.JPG|thumb|A replica of the Hilton of Cadboll ... The Picts were a confederation of tribes who lived to the north of ...35 KB (5,272 words) - 05:13, 24 November 2022
- specifically established by the government of a country to serve as the preeminent ... had their origins in the royal collections of the sovereign or some other ...17 KB (2,398 words) - 04:12, 11 March 2023
- (FIFA, French for International Federation of Association Football) is the ... game became apparent at the beginning of the twentieth century with ...12 KB (1,724 words) - 00:03, 25 March 2024
- the Restoration emphasis on the exploits of rakes who seek fame and fortune ... years by the Puritan regime, the re-opening of the theaters in 1660 signaled ...15 KB (2,294 words) - 17:44, 26 January 2023
- the most influential person in the history of Western architecture ... He was born Andrea di Pietro della Gondola in Padua, then part of ...30 KB (4,521 words) - 20:07, 26 July 2023
- Celtic societies, which existed through much of Western Europe north of the ... The Druids were polytheists who also revered elements of nature, such ...19 KB (2,969 words) - 09:43, 15 January 2023
- The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg was established ... The scope of the European Court of Human Rights and the legally binding ...17 KB (2,642 words) - 04:33, 23 March 2024
- The Treaty of Ghent, signed on December 24, 1814, in Ghent, Belgium ... press United States sailors into the service of the United Kingdom. ...5 KB (803 words) - 14:55, 2 May 2023
- Oliver Cromwell and Commonwealth in Ireland. He developed efficient ... He was Member of the Parliament of England briefly and was also a ...28 KB (4,406 words) - 10:38, 12 May 2023
- force in legislation to make the treatment of prisoners more humane. Her ... Norwich, Norfolk, England; the third child of a Quaker family. Her family ...14 KB (2,286 words) - 16:17, 13 February 2024
- the first Englishman to explore or map parts of New Holland (Australia) and ... Dampier's life belongs to the great age of so-called "Discovery ...11 KB (1,611 words) - 15:57, 7 May 2023
- generally and the positive contributions of mothers to society. It is complemented ... in Europe commonly celebrated a forerunner of today's holiday, the contemporary ...22 KB (3,311 words) - 17:00, 10 November 2022
- group, Brassica oleracea Gemmifera Group, of the wild cabbage (B. oleracea ... in Europe, has resulted in diverse cultivars of Brussels sprouts, selected ...12 KB (1,657 words) - 16:48, 22 November 2023
- Henry VI (December 6, 1421 – May 21, 1471) was King of England from ... One consequence of the fluidity of the political situation, with Henry ...21 KB (3,320 words) - 23:17, 8 February 2022
- 14, 1895 - February 6, 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the ... As the second son of King George V, he was not expected to inherit ...35 KB (5,207 words) - 21:42, 8 February 2024
- The Elizabethan Age is the time period associated with the reign of ... The Elizabethan Age is viewed so highly because of the contrasts with ...11 KB (1,816 words) - 21:47, 22 September 2022
- or local government agencies as part of public education, are the most ... or lack thereof, prior to the establishment of public schools impacts their ...32 KB (4,665 words) - 18:08, 14 April 2023
- served for many years in the British House of Commons as a member of the ... Burke was taken up by the literary and artistic circles of London ...23 KB (3,559 words) - 18:14, 12 February 2024
- upon the legal and political history of Ireland, and the debates of ... * History of Ireland (1801-1922) * List of people on stamps of Ireland ...44 KB (6,781 words) - 18:16, 24 January 2024
- The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual ... A number of non-harp-like instruments are colloquially referred to ...38 KB (6,027 words) - 20:53, 28 December 2023
- during snowy, winter conditions. This member of the mammal family Mustelidae ... being a significant predator especially of small rodents, while falling ...16 KB (2,415 words) - 07:45, 6 September 2023
- Archives refer to a collection of records, and also refers to the ... Archives are made up of records which have been created during the ...30 KB (4,298 words) - 06:20, 12 August 2023
- Kennedys became America's equivalent of the "royal family." Robert F. Kennedy were her sons. Both of these public servants were ...12 KB (1,906 words) - 19:16, 16 December 2022
- he emigrated to the United States at the age of 19 and rose to prominence as ... Matsue, a town in western Japan on the coast of the Sea of Japan. In 1891, ...17 KB (2,539 words) - 23:04, 21 October 2022
- or institution; sometimes used as a loan of money. The term derives from ... by an elected governing body. The principles of the charter's function ...19 KB (2,837 words) - 07:42, 13 January 2023
- Political asylum is the granting of refuge to an alien in a foreign ... This is not an automatic right of an individual, nor is any state ...14 KB (2,186 words) - 00:16, 12 April 2023
- A cairn is a man-made pile (or stack) of stones. The word cairn comes ... balanced sculptures and elaborate feats of megalithic engineering and ...25 KB (3,874 words) - 18:18, 25 November 2023
- January 23, 1806) was a British politician of the late eighteenth and early ... tenure, which came during the reign of George III, was dominated by ...28 KB (4,338 words) - 18:25, 17 April 2023
- The Anglican Communion is a world-wide affiliation of Anglican Churches ... The status of full communion means that all rites conducted in one ...25 KB (3,771 words) - 18:08, 27 July 2023
- – June 21, 2003) was an American author of historical fiction who wrote ... Uris was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Jewish American parents ...24 KB (3,406 words) - 16:05, 28 November 2023
- a marked mathematician and a loyal statesman of his native France. As did Marquis ... Bougainville saw human rights as the property of all. All people ...12 KB (1,896 words) - 02:50, 4 November 2022
- Bagpipes are a class of musical instrument that uses a reed, in addition ... Perhaps because of the ancient nature of their sound, the bagpipes ...25 KB (3,916 words) - 05:41, 26 August 2023
- was launched in 1982, and an Irish version of the paper was launched on February ... "Daily Mail reader" has become something of a phrase in ...14 KB (2,217 words) - 07:46, 12 January 2024
- to June 1901) demonstrating the principles of Bertillon's anthropometry.]] Anthropometry is the measurement of physical attributes of human beings ...14 KB (1,919 words) - 06:17, 31 July 2023
- Heinrich Theodor Böll (December 21, 1917 – July 16, 1985) was one ... Böll's novels are part of modern Germany's attempt to come ...12 KB (1,890 words) - 15:15, 25 January 2023
- for its non-conformist opinions and support of innovative, non-traditional ... in Manchester, England in 1821 by a group of non-conformist businessmen ...15 KB (2,174 words) - 15:37, 30 April 2023
- The White House is the residence and official office of the president ... The White House is well known throughout the world as a symbol of ...21 KB (3,325 words) - 17:23, 4 May 2023
- Liberal Party statesman and prime minister of the United Kingdom (1868–1874 ... Gladstone was famously at odds with Queen Victoria for much of his ...29 KB (4,472 words) - 12:12, 8 May 2023
- Flann O'Brien (October 5, 1911 – April 1, 1966) is a pseudonym ... O'Brien's works are considered classics of the modernist ...13 KB (2,105 words) - 17:36, 28 March 2024
- has such standing. There are also a variety of ways such endorsement occurs ... The degree and nature of state backing for a denomination or creed ...28 KB (4,007 words) - 19:54, 9 February 2023
- ) is a sort of processed animal hide that is thin, smooth, durable ... the Torah in particular, to remind those of the Jewish faith of their ancestors ...13 KB (2,055 words) - 15:00, 3 May 2023
- , is an outdoor sport played by two teams of 15 players each with a oval ... An adult-level rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes, consisting ...32 KB (5,080 words) - 20:33, 17 April 2023
