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Ireland & Irish People

  • 16-09-2019 4:30pm
    #1
    faceman
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭


    Inspired by what the Brits do better than the Paddies thread, thought it would be nice to share our deadliness.

    What things do you know about Ireland and Irish people that few people know or realise?

    We’re usually associated with drink and ‘craic’ but many people don’t know an Irish person invented the homing missile and designed the White House.
    Also not many people know that the original Santa Claus, St Nick, is buried in Thomastown in Kilkenny

    So what seldom known stuff do you know?


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  • #2
    mrcheez
    Registered Users Posts: 13,614 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    An Irishman in 'murica coined the term "The only good Indian is a dead Indian." (note he might have been born in the US.. so point is moot)


  • #3
    Portsalon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 702 ✭✭✭Portsalon


    Ireland was the last country in Europe to ban cannibalism.


  • #4
    TheValeyard
    Registered Users Posts: 12,192 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    Induction Coils, syringe, submarine type, kicked Science forward 200 years, and....




    THE CRISP




    ALL HAIL TAYTOS

    Fcuk Putin. Glory to Ukraine!



  • #5
    73bc61lyohr0mu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 312 ✭✭73bc61lyohr0mu


    An Irishman from Clare invented the submarine
    The White House in Washington is based off of the design of Leinster House
    Charlie Haughey was good friends with a high up ex Nazi who lived on a farm in Kildare.


  • #6
    Mr. CooL ICE
    Registered Users Posts: 17,487 ✭✭✭✭Mr. CooL ICE


    The founder of the Argentinian navy was Irish.


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  • #7
    TheValeyard
    Registered Users Posts: 12,192 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    An Irish woman from Dublin shot Mussolini, only grazed him though.

    Fcuk Putin. Glory to Ukraine!



  • #8
    BDI
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭BDI


    An Irishman built my house.


  • #9
    realdanbreen
    Registered Users Posts: 8,060 ✭✭✭realdanbreen


    Portsalon wrote: »
    Ireland was the last country in Europe to ban cannibalism.
    You mean cannabilism is banned! FFS! more PC gone mad!


  • #10
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users Posts: 20,447 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    TheValeyard wrote: »
    An Irish woman from Dublin shot Mussolini, only grazed him though.

    This isn't about women.


  • #11
    TheValeyard
    Registered Users Posts: 12,192 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    dxhound2005 wrote: »
    This isn't about women.

    Fine.

    Saint Valentine is supposed to be buried in Dublin

    Fcuk Putin. Glory to Ukraine!



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  • #12
    jester77
    Registered Users Posts: 11,262 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    An Irishman saved Barcelona FC from going under after the Spanish Civil war


  • #13
    faceman
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭faceman


    Solomon Refined Sphere wrote: »
    An Irishman from Clare invented the submarine

    Even though you’re correct, not everyone agrees. There’s a naval city in Spain, Cartagena, which has a monument to mark the world’s First submarine. They don’t credit the Irish creator though.

    We need to invade Spain


  • #14
    bennyineire
    Registered Users Posts: 2,466 ✭✭✭bennyineire


    Irish people make very good project managers as can be seen by how many of us are around the world working as project managers and indeed much loftier roles.

    Why you may say, I believe its' due to our classless society, usually and Irish person can talk to a janitor and a CEO in the same tone and manner and be respected for it.

    Brits are a real mixed bag in this regard and anyone who has worked abroad will know what I mean by this.


  • #15
    partyguinness
    Registered Users Posts: 8,204 ✭✭✭partyguinness


    Polar Bears have one common genetic ancestor. They are the result of a genetic mutation from one Irish brown bear.

    Okay I am broadening the definition of people..


  • #16
    Woke Hogan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,630 ✭✭✭Woke Hogan


    faceman wrote: »
    Inspired by what the Brits do better than the Paddies thread, thought it would be nice to share our deadliness.

    What things do you know about Ireland and Irish people that few people know or realise?

    We’re usually associated with drink and ‘craic’ but many people don’t know an Irish person invented the homing missile and designed the White House.
    Also not many people know that the original Santa Claus, St Nick, is buried in Thomastown in Kilkenny

    So what seldom known stuff do you know?
    The White House was built by slaves.


  • #17
    Fitz*
    Registered Users Posts: 15,039 ✭✭✭✭Fitz*


    The first duty-free shop in the world was opened in Shannon Airport in Clare.


  • #18
    partyguinness
    Registered Users Posts: 8,204 ✭✭✭partyguinness


    faceman wrote: »
    Even though you’re correct, not everyone agrees. There’s a naval city in Spain, Cartagena, which has a monument to mark the world’s First submarine. They don’t credit the Irish creator though.

    We need to invade Spain


    Funnily enough, there was a documentary on the BBC World Service radio at 4am this morning about the invention of the submarine.

    The Brits being the Brits hated giving credit to anything from Ireland and mentioned Holland several times through gritted teeth. Apparently he was a Fenian and he designed it to attack the Royal Navy ships. They then bought up the plans and modified them.

    Holland was not impressed with the changes that went on to the blueprint for the WWI subs. But by WWII they had reverted back to the shape Holland had originally designed.

    In fact they said in the programme that his design was way head of its time.

    And the following programme was about Eamonn Coughlan being the first person over 40 to break the 4 minute mile. I don't sleep much.


  • #19
    partyguinness
    Registered Users Posts: 8,204 ✭✭✭partyguinness


    Up to a few years ago the top 4 largest airlines in the world were all headed up by Irishmen- all ex Aer Lingus.


  • #20
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users Posts: 20,447 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    partyguinness wrote: »
    Funnily enough, there was a documentary on the BBC World Service radio at 4am this morning about the invention of the submarine.

    The Brits being the Brits hated giving credit to anything from Ireland and mentioned Holland several times through gritted teeth. Apparently he was a Fenian and he designed it to attack the Royal Navy ships. They then bought up the plans and modified them.

    Holland was not impressed with the changes that went on to the blueprint for the WWI subs. But by WWII they had reverted back to the shape Holland had originally designed.

    In fact they said in the programme that his design was way head of its time.

    And the following programme was about Eamonn Coughlan being the first person over 40 to break the 4 minute mile. I don't sleep much.

    Did it mention that he was a schoolteacher in Dundalk.


  • #21
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users Posts: 40,101 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    Solomon Refined Sphere wrote: »
    An Irishman from Clare invented the submarine
    The White House in Washington is based off of the design of Leinster House
    Charlie Haughey was good friends with a high up ex Nazi who lived on a farm in Kildare.

    I think it is a bit of stretch to call them good friends. they supposedly did meet once once at a function but that is about it.


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  • #22
    corner of hells
    Registered Users Posts: 8,354 ✭✭✭corner of hells


    Guinness and sudocream.

    When you manage to tear the arse out of yourself with a rake of Guinness, sudocream will make it better.


  • #23
    Woke Hogan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,630 ✭✭✭Woke Hogan


    Lenin spoke English with an Irish accent, his English tutor was from Ireland.


  • #24
    riffmongous
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,617 Mod ✭✭✭✭riffmongous


    corner of hells wrote: »
    Guinness and sudocream.

    When you manage to tear the arse out of yourself with a rake of Guinness, sudocream will make it better.

    Spelt sudocrem... Is it because it's supposed to be pronounced with an 'ai' accent instead of the 'ea'?


  • #25
    partyguinness
    Registered Users Posts: 8,204 ✭✭✭partyguinness


    Bunreacht na hEirean (1937) is the oldest written Constitution in Europe still in use.


  • #26
    corner of hells
    Registered Users Posts: 8,354 ✭✭✭corner of hells


    riffmongous wrote: »
    Spelt sudocrem... Is it because it's supposed to be pronounced with an 'ai' accent instead of the 'ea'?

    Well , very "la di dah".


  • #27
    Mad_maxx
    Registered Users Posts: 13,505 ✭✭✭✭Mad_maxx


    First man to captain an all black ( new Zealand rugby team) side was Irish

    Dave Gallagher from donegal


  • #28
    TheValeyard
    Registered Users Posts: 12,192 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    Shannon Airports runway was designated as an emergency landing spot for Space shuttles.

    Fcuk Putin. Glory to Ukraine!



  • #29
    Fritzbox
    Registered Users Posts: 488 ✭✭Fritzbox


    faceman wrote: »
    Inspired by what the Brits do better than the Paddies thread, thought it would be nice to share our deadliness.

    What things do you know about Ireland and Irish people that few people know or realise?

    We’re usually associated with drink and ‘craic’ but many people don’t know an Irish person invented the homing missile and designed the White House.
    Also not many people know that the original Santa Claus, St Nick, is buried in Thomastown in Kilkenny

    So what seldom known stuff do you know?

    I didn't know Santa was a Kilkenny man. I certainly did know that the man who designed the White House was a Kilkenny man too.


  • #30
    Redneck Reject
    Closed Accounts Posts: 587 ✭✭✭Redneck Reject


    mrcheez wrote: »
    An Irishman in 'murica coined the term "The only good Indian is a dead Indian." (note he might have been born in the US.. so point is moot)

    We saw how that panned out at Little Big Horn.


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  • #31
    Quantum Erasure
    Registered Users Posts: 8,152 ✭✭✭Quantum Erasure


    Ireland & Irish People, what would Paul McCartney say?


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