(Encyclopedia) Ahern, Bertie (Bartholomew Patrick Ahern)Ahern, Bertieəhûrnˈ [key], 1951–, Irish politician, prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1997–2008). Born into a working-class family, he…
(Encyclopedia) Gaelic literature, literature in the native tongue of Ireland and Scotland. Since Scots Gaelic became separate from Irish Gaelic only in the 17th cent., the literature is…
(Encyclopedia) esker, long, narrow, winding ridge of stratified sand-and-gravel drift. Eskers, many miles long and resembling abandoned railway embankments, occur in Scandinavia, Ireland, Scotland,…
(Encyclopedia) Fitzwilliam, William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2d Earl, 1748–1833, British administrator. Sent to Ireland as lord lieutenant in 1795, he expressed sympathy for the cause of Catholic…
(Encyclopedia) Aughrim or AghrimAghrimôgˈrĭm, ôkh– [key], village, Co. Galway, W central Republic of Ireland. It was the scene of a battle (July 12, 1691) in which the forces of William III of Great…
(Encyclopedia) NoreNorenôr [key], river, c.70 mi (110 km) long, rising in NE Co. Tipperary, Republic of Ireland. It flows northeast, then southeast through a rich agricultural region to the Barrow…
(Encyclopedia) Slieve BloomSlieve Bloomslēv [key], mountain range, 15 mi (24 km) long, central Republic of Ireland, on the border of Counties Laoighis and Offaly. The range, which rises to 1,733 ft (…
(Encyclopedia) Bantry Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, 21 mi (34 km) long and 4 mi (6.4 km) wide, Co. Cork, SW Republic of Ireland. It is one of Europe's best natural anchorages. At the head of the…
