I bet you didnt know that

Not sure if this was brought up in this thread or indeed another thread or indeed by me before!

Hy-Brasil was an island which appeared on ancient maps as early as 1325 and into the 1800s. On most maps, it was located roughly 321km (200 miles) off the west coast of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean. One of the most distinctive geographical features of Hy-Brasil on those maps is that it often appears as a circle with a channel (or river) running east to west across the diameter. Stories about the island have circulated throughout Europe for centuries with tales that it was the promised land of saints or a paradise where an advanced civilization lived. In Irish myth, it was said to be clouded in mist except for one day every seven years when it became visible but still could not be reached.


Map of Abraham Ortelius 1570, cropped, showing Brasil island west of Ireland.



Hy-Brasil (also called Hy-Breasal, Hy-Brazil, Hy-Breasil, Brazir) is derived from the name Breasal meaning the High King of the world in Celtic history. It was noted on maps as early as 1325, by the Genoese cartographer Angelino Dulcert where it was identified as “Bracile.” It later appeared in the Catalan Atlas in 1375, which placed it as two separate islands with the same name, “Illa de brasil”.


The Nautical chart of Western Europe (1473) shows Hy-Brasil in a circular shape

Researchers and archaeologists have searched in the most likely locations west of Ireland, and there is evidence that islands existed there. Shallow-water shells have been found at Porcupine Bank, somewhat northwest of the most likely location of the Irish island. Even further north, similar shells were discovered at Rockhall.

Once a week, a deed poll is given to change someones middle name to 'Danger'.

Inspired by Austin 'Danger' Powers, it turns out that Danger can be your middle name too.

http://www.deedpoll.org.uk/AddingAMiddleName.html

cdeb wrote: »

Kudos on not saying "Lambay island", as this would be incorrect. The "ay" at the end means "island" in Norwegian, so adding "island" in English is redundant.

Same with Dalkey (Deilginis -> Deilg Oy, or thorn island) and Ireland's Eye (Eriu's Oy, the island where Eriu, the goddess who gives her name to Ireland, lives) - the "ey", "ay" and "eye" are all actually the Norwegian "øy", island. You can see the same etymology in the Faroes (Suđuroy = South island) and Iceland (Heimeay = Home island)

Tell us more about Eriu? Never heard of her and her connection to Ireland. Intriguing.

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Oh build a bridge and get over it!

Your plan is to build a bridge, when there is a Troll about ?? Really ??

This building in Buenos Aires is the Kavanagh Building, named after Corina Kavanagh, a farmer and businesswoman of Irish descent. She built it out of spite after her fiances family forced him to split from her as she was 'new money' and they were 'old money'. She was 39 at the time. The building was positioned so that the family would not be able to see a church that the built from their house.

When constructed it was the highest building in the Americas south of Texas. It is still one of the greatest Art Deco buildings on the planet and is one of the most ingeniouis buildings built at the time, or indeed any time.

There's an excellent 3D view of it on Google Streetview Here: https://www.google.ie/maps/dir/-34.5950504,-58.3746481/-34.5955467,-58.3750077/@-34.5942121,-58.3746754,208a,35y,180h,39.48t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!4m1!3e2


And there#s some more reading on it here: https://en.wikiarquitectura.com/building/kavanagh-building/ and here: https://argentinatraveler.wordpress.com/2011/08/02/the-legend-of-the-kavanagh-building-in-buenos-aires/




There's also an excellent arrticle in todays Guardian about spite buildings here: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/jun/21/spite-buildings-when-human-grudges-get-architectural-in-pictures

The Jealous wall in Belvedere House, Lough Ennel - Irelands biggest folly. Looks like a gothic ruin, but is actually just a wall in a field, it has a gruesomely fascinating story behind it. Built by a very nasty piece of work, Robert Rochfort aka the Wicked Earl, so that he wouldn't have to look at his brothers house which was bigger!

http://atriptoireland.com/2013/10/23/the-sordid-tale-behind-the-jealous-wall/

Possibly, it's been a while since I was there. He was an out an out tyrant.

Camped on the grounds with the kids for a weekend a few years back - bugger all to do there, but it's a lovely place just to chill for a bit!

Tell me how wrote: »

The first sentence of the body of the piece in the weblink states "It all started in 1936".

I therefore denounce the entire piece as fake News.

I assume they mean 1736!:D