Archive for the 'ireland' Category

How to find a deceased person in ireland?

Hi, Bit of a morbid question. I have just found out a friend of mine passed away a few weeks ago in Ireland. Does anyone know any websites free if possible to find out where and when it happened. Thanks in advance. you could try rip.ie If you know whereabouts in Ireland, you could also [...]

Do shepherds in Ireland ever get chased by their flocks of sheep?

Ireland has sheep, sheepdogs and shepherds. I have been to Ireland and I know that they do. I saw plenty of sheep in Ireland. Do stereotypical Irishmen shepherds in Ireland that wear round Donegal tweed caps, wool sweaters that smoke pipes with ear lobes that are elderly that wear boots and work on rainy days [...]

What the weather is like in Ireland in January and what would be good to visit when we arrive?

We are leaving for Ireland on January 9th and I have no idea what to expect weather wise. Also I have a question about the exchange of currency. Any tips in regards to recommended things to visit would be greatly appreciated. We will be in Dublin, Waterford, as well as the Cliffs of Moor area. [...]

How much would it cost to visit Ireland for 3 weeks?

I live in Oregon USA and i want to know about how much it would cost to fly to Ireland and stay there (including passport and everything) for at least 3 weeks. I really want to go and need to start saving up money. It cost my family for 2wks roughly 10gs. Now we were [...]

How do I text a republic of Ireland number from northern Ireland?

Ok let’s say I am from Northern Ireland & my Number is northern Irish. If I wanted to text a republic of Ireland number from my phone in northern ireland, how would I do that? Lets say the number I wanna text is 087 211 2211 for example. 00353872112211 or +353872112211 353 is the country [...]

How did the British sabotage IRA funerals in Northen Ireland?

Because, is it true the funerals used to have automatic rifles fired over the coffins, and as Northen Ireland is in the United Kingdom, and this is illegal. Also, was it illegal to hold funerals were the people look military in Northen Ireland? So for example, marching down the street with green berets and ski [...]

Why does the Oxford Dictionary refer to Northern Ireland as a province?

I’ve been looking at how the Oxford Dictionary define the UK, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as I’ve been having a debate with someone over Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland being separate countries. Any, it just defines the UK as a country consisting of the four regions. It defines England and Scotland as [...]

How did Ireland get the money to build cities and highways and become a modern country?

I’ve always thought of Ireland as really poor and impoverished with nothing but rolling green fields with beautiful countryside and farmlands , but from looking on google earth boy was I wrong O_o how did you get the money and build everything and so fast? We have had motorways around Dublin for years and years, [...]

What good has a separated Ireland done for the North Irish?

Well the majority of the North Irish people want to remain under British control because most of North Ireland is protestant & the rest of Ireland is mostly catholic. But what good has that done for them? There’s already alot of catholics in NI anyways & there’s protestants in the rest of Ireland. I think [...]

How much money does Ireland owe thanks to the banking crisis?

How much money does Ireland owe thanks to the banking crisis? How much of this is being payed by the taxpayer? The final figures still haven’t come in as more and more assets and liabilities are still being transfered to the National Asset Management Agency. At the moment, the figure stands at €73 billion. All [...]