(Encyclopedia) O'Connell, Daniel, 1775–1847, Irish political leader. He is known as the Liberator. Admitted to the Irish bar in 1798, O'Connell built up a lucrative law practice. Gradually he became…
A Giant Step for Northern Ireland Despite April's Good Friday Accord, in August a bomb exploded in the small town of Omagh, killing 28. An IRA group claimed responsibility. A more definitive…
WHY IS LONDON A LEADING FINANCIAL CENTER? WHY IS IRELAND KNOWN AS THE EMERALD ISLE? IS THE UK A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY? WHAT IS GREAT BRITAIN? WHY DO SO MANY TOURISTS COME HERE? HOW HAS THE DECLINE…
(Encyclopedia) O'Faoláin, SeánO'Faoláin, Seánshôn ōfălˈən [key], 1900–1991, Irish writer. The relation of the individual to society was often the theme of his novels and stories. He frequently wrote…
(Encyclopedia) Plunket orPlunkett, Saint Oliver, 1629–81, Irish Roman Catholic churchman and martyr, b. Co. Meath. He was educated at Rome and named Roman Catholic archbishop of Armagh and primate of…
writer, journalistBorn: 5/28/1940Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Years into a successful career as a columnist and editor for the Irish Times, Binchy branched out into fiction. Her tales of ordinary…
(Encyclopedia) Mourne MountainsMourne Mountainsmôrn [key], in Down, Newry, and Mourne dists., SE Northern Ireland. Slieve Donard (2,796 ft/852 m) is the highest peak in Northern Ireland. The district…
(Encyclopedia) KilmainhamKilmainhamkĭlmānˈəm [key], suburb of Dublin, Co. Dublin, E Republic of Ireland. The commander of the British forces in Ireland had his headquarters in Kilmainham. Charles…
