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Military
The period leading up to and after the 1798 rebellion by the United Irishmen was a tremendously tumultuous time, with many different figh...
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Railway disaster
On 12th June1889, 89 people died and hundreds were injured in Ireland’s worst railway disaster (get closer by clicking the images)....
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The Kingfisher
The Kingfisher is one of our most colourful and dramatic looking birds. While they can be seen in rivers and lakes in Northern Ireland, t...
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Irons
The Chinese are among the first in recorded history to have used the idea of the iron and the application of heat to remove wrinkles from...
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