22 Oct 2008 at 4:41am Located in the heart of Europe, Zurich has more than 50 museums and 100 art galleries – making it a great place for school trips. What’s more, the city can be fun for children and young adults, as wel...
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15 Oct 2008 at 6:18am Saint Brigid was an Irish Catholic nun, abbess, who founded several convents who is venerated as a saint. Her feast day falls on February 1, the first day of spring in Ireland. She was born in 453 A...
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15 Oct 2008 at 6:17am Colin Farrell was born in Dublin on 31 May, 1976. He attended the Gaiety School of Acting but dropped out when he was cast in the BBC television drama, Ballykissangel in 1998. In 2000 he was cast in t...
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15 Oct 2008 at 6:16am In 1534, Garret Oge, Earl of Kildare and Chief Governor was summoned to England by Henry VIII. He entrusted the administration of the country to his eldest son, Thomas, Lord Offaly. On 11 June 1534...
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15 Oct 2008 at 6:15am King Henry VIII’s reign saw a new departure regarding the English crown’s attitude and policy to Ireland. Before his reign the English crown held no sway in most parts of Ireland, however by the time ...
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15 Oct 2008 at 6:14am James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald had spent his exile on the Continent re-inventing himself as a crusader for the counter-Reformation. He argued that becasie Queen Elizabeth I had been ex-communicated ...
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15 Oct 2008 at 6:13am The Desmond Rebellions occurred between 1569-1573 and 1579-1583 staged by the Earls of Desmond against Elizabeth I’s attempts to impose her control on the province of Munster. James Fitzmaurice Fitz...
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