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Ireland
Ireland is the third largest island in Europe and is situated northwest of mainland Europe. It includes the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland and has a total land area of about 81,638 square kilometers or 31,521 miles.
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When and why did the term 'No Irish need apply' originate?
Umm the signs Irish Need Not Apply are actually referred to as INNA as in I-rish N-eed N-ot A-pply ....and the signs were EVERYWHERE far beyond any "television" program. I look at it yes of course as racism but also symbolic of how far we the Irish have come.
For a more current viewpoint on "NINA", have a look here:
bostonmagazine.com
There are also several "pro" and "con" websites on the subject, but when you see the likes of a popular American Saturday evening television programme spouting this rhetoric in many of its "backstage scenes" (yes, SNL has had a "NINA" sign hanging backstage for well over 20 years), I'd think it safe to say that "NINA" is more than just mere "urban legend"...
It was regularly seen in England too. At boarding houses, where labourers would stay, you'd commonly find signs like:
No Blacks No Dogs No Irish
Just went to show that bigotry is bigotry, and it is stupid no matter where it is found.
Irish were in England for 400 years, where they had signs,[ no need to apply] for jobs. they were the people who populated the southeastern usa.No Irish need apply is NOT an urban legend.In the 1800's when Irish immigrants took up whole neighbourhoods in New York City, many business owners put up "No Irish need apply" signs up. Many business owners did not want Irish to apply, especially in New York City, because of the reputation they had as drinking loud mouths. Irish were also seen as dirty and disease ridden and it was a common belief that the potato blithe in the Great Potato Famine could be passed through humans and was a disease.
Also stories have been told that New York City newsboys often fought with each other and Italian and Jewish immigrants would scream "No Irish need apply" in teasing to the Irish boys.
Theres an English pub in the Baleric islands which has a no dogs no Irish sign outside its door.
The Black Irish of Spanish descent?
It is believed that the first inhabitants of Ireland came from northern Spain after the end of the last ice age, over 8,000 years ago. Even now, some people in Ireland look similar to people in northern parts of Spain and have similar genetic makeups.
Some have also suggested that the "Black Irish" are descended from Spanish sailors and soldiers who survived the destruction of the Spanish Armada, were washed ashore in Ireland and stayed there, but is not historically documented.
Some believe the Armada theory is an American invention, the book "Ireland Graveyard of the Spanish Armada" (1967, T. P. Kilfeather) details the history, and states:
"The belief that men of Spanish appearance in Co. Galway may be descendants of men who came ashore from the ships of the Armada and inter-married with the Irish cannot stand the test of historical examination. Almost every Spaniard who set foot on the soil of Co. Galway was butchered or callously hanged on the instructions of Sir Richard Bingham, who, in turn, was conforming to the edict of the Lord Deputy Fitzwilliam." (p. 63).
Why should UK protect orthern Ireland?
The people of Northern Ireland, being mostly Protestant, wish to remain loyal to the British Crown when Ireland gained its independence, as what we now refer to as Republic of Ireland is overwhelmingly Catholic.
The British Crown recognised this, and that is why the six counties still form part of UK. Unfortunately, we are now all subject to EU, so it makes scrap-all difference, now.
Waterford is part of what was called the Munster constituency and now known as the South constituency for European elections. The current MEPs for that constituency are Brian Crowley, Seán Kelly and Alan Kelly.
Ireland was divided from Northern Ireland after the demanding but powerful British government wanted to gain control of Ireland but were left with the counties that they control today. This agreement was nogiatiated by Llyode George and Winston Churchill who were determind not to give Ireland the Republic they wanted deserved.
The country is Portugal. Oporto, known as Porto in Portugal itself, is the second largest city in the country after the capital, Lisbon.
Why didn't Nazis invade Ireland?
Because Ireland is an island nation which is rather far from the shore of Europe, and, all in all, the Nazis wouldn't really gain much from invading.
Post code for donoghmore county cork Ireland?
Ireland does not have post codes. So you would finish that address as:
Donaghmore,
Co. Cork
Ireland.
Note that it is Donaghmore and not Donoghmore, which is in another part of Ireland.
What are the three specific laws in Ireland?
There isn't any specific laws, there laws a like our laws, don't steal, harm, any of those.
Where in Ireland did O 'Reilly come from?
O' Reilly came from the name Ó Raghallaigh. They were a clan from the now Cavan area of modern Ireland and were a warlike tribe that fought the tribes of Ulster. Their most famous chieftain was Slasher Ó Raghallaigh and while having many enemies fought the MacMahon clan for decades. With the Norman and following plantations the Ó Raghallaigh clan were forced from their lands and like many other Gaelic tribes dispersed throughout the land. O' Reilly, Reilly and Ó Raghallaigh is still a very prevalent name in Ireland, especially in the counties of Cavan, Meath and Mayo, counties where they held strongholds for centuries.
There are three sources of the name in Ireland
- descendants of English Caldwells
- O'Houriskeys who became Caldwell (originally Co. Tyrone)
- MacColvans who also became Caldwell (Co. Cavan)
Is peninsula the land mass of Ireland?
Ireland is not a peninsula, but it has a lot of peninsulas, particularly on the western side of Ireland.
What is the value of a 1042 Eire florin?
Such a coin does not exist.
The Eire Florin (Two Shillings) did not enter the Irish currency until about 1928.
