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Picture shows slices of black pudding (dark) and white pudding (light). Boxty. Bacstaí. Finely grated raw potato and mashed potato mixed together with flour, baking soda, buttermilk and occasionally egg, then cooked like a pancake on a griddle pan. Breakfast roll. Rollóg bhricfeasta.
The Hook Lighthouse ( Irish: Teach Solais Rinn Duáin; [1] also known as Hook Head Lighthouse) is a building situated on Hook Head at the tip of the Hook Peninsula in County Wexford, in Ireland. It is one of the oldest lighthouses in the world [2] and the second oldest operating lighthouse in the world, after the Tower of Hercules in Spain.
Galway hooker. The Galway hooker ( Irish: húicéir) is a traditional fishing boat used in Galway Bay off the west coast of Ireland. The hooker was developed for the strong seas there. It is identified by its sharp, clean entry, bluff bow, marked tumblehome and raked transom. Its sail plan consists of a single mast with a main sail and two ...
Quigley, D. T. G. series of papers in Irish Naturalists' Journal and records of rare marine fish species taken in Irish waters by fishing vessels and sea anglers from 1786 to 2008. National Biodiversity Data Centre data set online; Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles.
The Dobhar-chú ( Irish pronunciation: [ˈd̪ˠoːɾˠxuː]; lit. 'water dog' or 'water hound' ), or King Otter, is a creature of Irish folklore. It resembles both a dog and an otter, though it sometimes is described as half dog, half fish. It lives in water and has fur with protective properties. There are little to no written records of the ...
The flag of The Republic of Ireland. Flag of Northern Ireland. St Patrick's Saltire. The flag of Ireland is a tricolour of green, white and orange, first flown in 1848. The colours stand for Irish Catholicism, Irish Protestantism, and peace between the two. Although it was originally intended as a symbol of peace and ecumenism, the tricolour is ...
The secret to that unspoiled landscape is a tactic used in very few other places: limiting the number of tourists who can visit at all. For over 40 years, Lord Howe has implemented a cap of 400 ...
Built at the same time as the East Maidens light. [1] / 52.9652; -6.0025 ( Wicklow Head High (1781)) Octagonal tower, renovated as a holiday let by the Irish Landmark Trust in 1996. [2] / 52.9655; -6.0005 ( Wicklow Head High (1818)) Round tower, built to complement the currently active low level light.