(Encyclopedia) O'Grady, Standish, 1846–1928, Irish author and historian. A leader in the Irish literary renaissance, he followed his History of Ireland (1878–80) with English versions of the heroic…
Saint Kevin Patron of blackbirds, the archdiocese of Dublin, Ireland, and Glendalough, Ireland by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Kevin (498?–618) Also known as Coemgen and Kevin of the Angels Like…
Irish authorBorn: 1962Best Known as: award-winning Irish author who wrote The Gathering Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Anne Enright won the Man Booker Prize…
(Encyclopedia) Carew, George, Baron Carew of Clopton and earl of TotnesCarew, George, Baron Carew of Clopton and earl of Totneskər&oomacr;ˈ, tŏtˈnĭs [key], 1555–1629, English soldier and…
(Encyclopedia) Irish Republican Army (IRA), nationalist organization devoted to the integration of Ireland as a complete and independent unit. Organized by Michael Collins from remnants of rebel…
(Encyclopedia) Milford Haven, Welsh Aberdaugleddau, town (1981 pop. 13,883), Pembrokeshire, SW Wales. It is a seaport on the northern side of the estuary called Milford Haven. The bay forms a natural…
(Encyclopedia) Irish Sea, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.40,000 sq mi (103,600 sq km), 130 mi (209 km) long and up to c.140 mi (230 km) wide, lying between Ireland and Great Britain. It is connected…
(Encyclopedia) AchillAchillăkˈĭl [key] [Irish,=eagle], island, 56 sq mi (145 sq km), Co. Mayo, W Republic of Ireland; the largest island of Ireland. It is connected with the mainland by a bridge over…
(Encyclopedia) Boyne, river, c.70 mi (110 km) long, rising in the Bog of Allen, Co. Kildare, E Republic of Ireland, and flowing NE through Co. Meath, past Trim, to the Irish Sea near Drogheda. Salmon…
poetBorn: 9/24/1944Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland The daughter of an Irish diplomat, Boland spent much of her youth living in London and New York City. One of Ireland's few recognized women poets,…
