Ireland & Irish People

dxhound2005 wrote: »

And they weren't even Paddies. The Celts did not arrive until a couple of thousands years later.

now im far from an expert on this so if there is someone more informed please correct me.


the notion that the celts arrived in ireland and took over is no longer really accepted. there is very little evidence of this arrival/invasion.
it seems that the the existing residents ''the irish'' i suppose you could call them simply took to celtic culture in a big way.
it used to be thought that the celts were ''a people'' who expanded all over Europe, displacing the previous residents.
now its thought that to a large degree it was their culture and ways that expanded more than vast movements of people displacing other people.

Francis Rynd, from Dublin, invented the hypodermic syringe.

The induction coil (car starter motor/ignition coil) invented by Rev. Nicholas Callan from Louth

Cream Crackers invented by Joseph Haughton (Dublin) before the Jacob brothers from Waterford produced them in large scale.

Irish coffee was first made in 1943 by a guy called Joe Sheridan when a pan am flight to New York had to return to Foynes (Not Shannon as stated before) he was asked to prepare hot food and drinks for the passengers and put whiskey and cream in the coffee hoping to warm them up.

When he was asked by the passengers if he had used Brazilian coffee, Sheridan replied: "No, it was Irish coffee.”
In 1951, Stanton Delaplane, a reporter for The San Francisco Chronicle, sampled Sheridan's Irish Coffee at Foynes Airport. The reporter flew home to the US and spent a long evening at The Buena Vista Cafe in San Francisco attempting to work out the proper balance of ingredients.

Soon enough, Jack Koeppler, the owner of The Buena Vista, found himself to be the proprietor of the most prosperous saloon in the city practically overnight, thanks to Irish Coffee.

The year after, Sheridan was offered a job at The Buena Vista. Sheridan settled into San Francisco and worked at The Buena Vista for ten years.

Delaplane was later quoted in Time magazine as saying of Irish Coffee: "I can't stand the stuff anymore.”

Today, the Buena Vista serves up to 2,000 Irish coffees a day. The busiest day they’ve ever had was the Super Bowl in 1982 when the 49ers played Miami. That day, three bartenders served 109 bottles of whiskey between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. The night crew served another 104, meaning the pub served well over 6,000 drinks that day [6,177 specifically].

All because of a cold night and bad weather, all because of a storm in 1943 that forced a flight to America back to its origin at Foynes, Irish coffee became the first flavored coffee drink.

Forty Seven wrote: »

Pretty slim pickings so far lads.

(A brit)

Ok then.



Let's spread it out to include second and third generation Irish in other countries forced to leave the motherland due to colonial oppressors.:D

Ireland gave whiskey to the Scots.

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

Ireland & Irish People, what would Paul McCartney say?

Give Ireland back to the Irish?

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Just to tidy up a few things.
The architect of the White House was James Hoban from Cuffesgrange in Co. Kilkenny. He was a slave owner which may have made him less celebrated in Kilkenny.

Jonathan Swift was educated at Kilkenny College and just north of Kilkenny is an area called Swifth's Heath, which is where his uncle lived.

Another Kilkenny college past pupil is the philospher George Berkeley who originally comes from Thomastown in Co. Kilkenny.

Walt Disney's grandfather Keppel was born in Co. Kilkenny but it is now believed closer to Ballyragget than Gowran.

St. Nicholas or part of his body may be buried in Newtown Jerpoint Co. Kilkenny. I used to work at this site. It's well worth a visit.

Edmund Rice, founder of the christian brothers was from Callan Co. Kilkenny.

Lady Margaret Butler the grandmother of Anne Boleyn was from Kilkenny castle. Not the first with Kilkenny castle links as the current queen is a descendant of the duke of Ormonde.

There's a town and canton in Switzerland called St. Gallen which is named after an Irish monk.

It's like one big advert for Kilkenny on TripAdvisor

Many of the grey uniforms worn by American confederate troops were made by women in Limerick. Also many of the British army uniforms for the Crimean war. Mind you a Scotsman by the name of Tait owned the factory.

Per capita Ireland has the most Noble Laureates.

I have heard that a few times over the years but I would like to see the figures.

Scrap that.

J Mysterio wrote: »

Saw Aegir posted on this thread last, thought to myself 'wow, is he going to give Ireland credit for something?'. No...

Aegir wrote: »

it is so sad that people have to take their petty little grievance across forums and spoil a good thread.

Robert Mallet, the father of Seismology, developed a lot of his theories on Killiney Beach http://coastmonkey.ie/robert-mallet-experiments-killiney-beach/

Mod

Both of you quit bickering. Here and everywhere.

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Just to tidy up a few things.
The architect of the White House was James Hoban from Cuffesgrange in Co. Kilkenny. He was a slave owner which may have made him less celebrated in Kilkenny.

Jonathan Swift was educated at Kilkenny College and just north of Kilkenny is an area called Swifth's Heath, which is where his uncle lived.

Another Kilkenny college past pupil is the philospher George Berkeley who originally comes from Thomastown in Co. Kilkenny.

Walt Disney's grandfather Keppel was born in Co. Kilkenny but it is now believed closer to Ballyragget than Gowran.

St. Nicholas or part of his body may be buried in Newtown Jerpoint Co. Kilkenny. I used to work at this site. It's well worth a visit.

Edmund Rice, founder of the christian brothers was from Callan Co. Kilkenny.

Lady Margaret Butler the grandmother of Anne Boleyn was from Kilkenny castle. Not the first with Kilkenny castle links as the current queen is a descendant of the duke of Ormonde.

There's a town and canton in Switzerland called St. Gallen which is named after an Irish monk.

Walt Disney's ancestors is buried in Carlow. Gravestone to prove it.