
100 Amazing Facts about Ireland
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Introduction
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Fact 1 - The longest Gaelic bridge has stood the test of time
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Fact 2 - Druids read the future in their entrails
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Fact 3 - A mountain seems to have a human face
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Fact 4 - Warriors were served nettle soup
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Fact 5 - Caves sing in the wind
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Fact 6 - A library preserves 1000-year-old books
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Fact 7 - The color of Saint Patrick's costume was blue
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Fact 8 - A man disguised as a horse visits houses
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Fact 9 - A Celtic king reigned at just 15 years of age
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Fact 10 - A natural basalt organ beats all records
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Fact 11 - Reindeer have been reintroduced to the mountains
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Fact 12 - An abbey hides a spiral staircase
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Fact 13 - The Fal stone cries out under the rightful king
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Fact 14 - A river welcomes migrating eels every year
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Fact 15 - The world's oldest pub is still open
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Fact 16 - A cathedral has a clock without hands
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Fact 17 - Puck Festival crowns goat as king
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Fact 18 - Ireland has over 30,000 lakes
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Fact 19 - Daniel O'Connell was fluent in five languages
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Fact 20 - A Celtic queen fought with her army
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Fact 21 - Soda bread can be made without yeast or kneading
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Fact 22 - A carved stone turns when touched
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Fact 23 - The Giant's Causeway seems magically sculpted
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Fact 24 - A tree grows in the middle of an enchanted lake
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Fact 25 - A castle seems to be built upside down
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Fact 26 - A circle of stones has survived 5000 years
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Fact 27 - Decorated bonnets float down rivers
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Fact 28 - Druids knew how to treat with plants
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Fact 29 - An abbess wrote in Latin in the 7th century
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Fact 30 - A magic dog protected ancient warriors
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Fact 31 - Dulse is a seaweed with a nutty taste
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Fact 32 - Giant Finn McCool would have challenged Scotland
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Fact 33 - A pirate queen ruled the entire West Coast
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Fact 34 - Goats live on an island cut off from the world
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Fact 35 - A round tower without a door defied looters
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Fact 36 - The druid Cathbad could read the future
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Fact 37 - An Irish rebel fled in a barrel
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Fact 38 - Irish sheep are stronger than the wind
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Fact 39 - The Irish always ate potatoes
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Fact 40 - The largest Celtic stone circle is in Lough Gur
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Fact 41 - Ireland holds record for biggest bonfire
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Fact 42 - Graves shine when the sun rises
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Fact 43 - Peregrine falcons nest in ruins
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Fact 44 - Tara wood was considered sacred
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Fact 45 - Saint Brendan would have rowed to America
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Fact 46 - A leprechaun can repair magic shoes
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Fact 47 - All windows face the stars
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Fact 48 - An Irishman inspired the concept of metal detectors
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Fact 49 - The modern submarine comes from an Irish inventor
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Fact 50 - Connemara is home to bogs full of mystery
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Fact 51 - Jonathan Swift created stories to change the world
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Fact 52 - A sacred cow appears at the solstice
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Fact 53 - An Irish wolfhound could outrun a pony
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Fact 54 - Burying a sardine to herald spring
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Fact 55 - An Irishman developed aviation before the Wrights
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Fact 56 - A bridge built without nails or cement
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Fact 57 - Celtic kings swore oaths to the sun
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Fact 58 - Ireland held the largest St. Patrick's Day parade ever
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Fact 59 - The boxty is a shredded potato pancake
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Fact 60 - Newgrange is older than the pyramids
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Fact 61 - The stethoscope was improved by an Irish doctor
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Fact 62 - A copyist monk wrote in total darkness
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Fact 63 - Europe's oldest lighthouse still in operation
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Fact 64 - Children sing at the door for Samhain
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Fact 65 - Giant deer once lived on the island
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Fact 66 - A cliff is home to the world's largest puffin colony
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Fact 67 - A secret code inspired by ancient Gaelic
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Fact 68 - Coddle contains several leftovers simmered together
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Fact 69 - An Irish lake is said to hide a giant snake
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Fact 70 - Trees grow with the wind
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Fact 71 - Colcannon mixes potatoes and cabbage
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Fact 72 - The first hollow syringe comes from Ireland
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Fact 73 - A circle of stones measures exactly 33 metres
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Fact 74 - Banshees howl to announce danger
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Fact 75 - Brian Boru united Ireland against the invaders
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Fact 76 - Milk chocolate was invented by an Irishman
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Fact 77 - A spectral horse haunts the misty moors
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Fact 78 - A ceremony honors elves in the hills
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Fact 79 - An Irishman created the first medical syringe
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Fact 80 - Jumping over the Beltane lights
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Fact 81 - Irish gold was already being mined in the Bronze Age
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Fact 82 - A circle of stones served as a lunar calendar
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Fact 83 - Fairies live in sacred hills
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Fact 84 - Drisheen is a blood sausage made with milk
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Fact 85 - Irish scientist isolates morphine
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Fact 86 - A colony of bronze seals on deserted beaches
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Fact 87 - We used to eat grilled seaweed on Midsummer's Day
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Fact 88 - A thousand-year-old oak still grows in a field
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Fact 89 - Cross braiding on Saint Brigitte's Day
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Fact 90 - The Cliffs of Moher are over 200 metres high
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Fact 91 - The Tuatha Dé Danann supposedly came from the clouds
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Fact 92 - A wall stands on its own without being fixed to the floor
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Fact 93 - Beer-flavored porter cake
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Fact 94 - Sand dunes move to the rhythm of the wind
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Fact 95 - King Lir was transformed into a swan
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Fact 96 - Young people made wishes at the fountains
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Fact 97 - Oghams are an alphabet carved in stone
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Fact 98 - Salmon swim up waterfalls against the current
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Fact 99 - Barmbrack's cake hides a prediction
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Fact 100 - A medieval manuscript speaks of magic trees
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Conclusion
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