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There is evidence for settlements around the town dating back to prehistoric times including the remains of round forts and other earth works. There is a record of an early Danish fortress being destroyed by Murtagh Mac Lochlainn, High King of Ireland in 1159. This Viking settlement is possibly the origin of the town's name. The town itself is famous for being the former home to the O'Donnell clan, who played a pivotal role in Irish History. From the 15th to the 17th century, they provided the main opposition to the colonisation of Ir ...

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Donegal, Donegal - History, Donegal - Industry & Tourism, Donegal - Sport & Media

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Muff could refer to: An article of women's apparel shaped like a tube and used to keep hands warm. A slang term referring to female pubic hair. A slang sports expression for fumbling or dropping the ball. A town in Donegal, Ireland - Muff, Donegal. Other related archivesDonegal, Ireland, Muff, Donegal, pubic hair

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The original pattern of 32 counties evolved over many years from the original Norman conquest of Ireland. The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 was a significant milestone in the framing of the counties and their status. Some of the 32 counties are no longer the main basis for local government, planning and community development purposes, although unlike the counties in Great Britain, the Republic's traditional county boundaries are still respected for other purposes (counties on occasion being sub-divided). In the Republic o ...

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Counties of Ireland, Counties of Ireland - Map, Counties of Ireland - Local government, Counties of Ireland - Administration, Counties of Ireland - Education, Counties of Ireland - Elections, Counties of Ireland - Alphabetical list, Counties of Ireland - Former counties

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Saint Columba sometimes known as St. Columba of Iona (7 December 521 - 9 June 597), the Latinized version of the Irish name Colmcille (Old Irish Columb Cille) meaning "Dove of the church", was the outstanding figure among the Irish missionary monks who reintroduced Christianity to Scotland and the north of England during the Dark Ages. He was born to Fedlimid and Eithne of the Uí Néill clan in Gartan, near Lough Gartan, Donegal. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostage ...

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Cloghanmore is a megalithic chamber tomb of the court tomb (or court cairn) type located in County Donegal, Ireland, about 8 km east from Carrick in the township of Malin More on the minor road. Access to the tomb is via a bridge and concrete path. It is situated in very marshy ground and can be difficult to navigate in wet weather. The tomb is oriented in an east to west fashion, with the main entrance located on the eastern end. It is a large tomb, with parallel twin galleries to either side of the entrance. There are two wes ...

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The island of Ireland has 32 counties, the Republic of Ireland made up of 26 of these; Northern Ireland comprises the remaining 6. The counties are subdivisions of the ancient Provinces of Ireland, made up, in general, from smaller territories. While the provinces have existed in some form for many centuries, the counties developed under the Anglo-Norman and British administrations, with the first counties formed in the century after Strongbow's ...

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• Counties of Ireland - Map
• Counties of Ireland - Local government
• Counties of Ireland - Administration
• Counties of Ireland - Education
• Counties of Ireland - Elections
• Counties of Ireland - Alphabetical list
• Counties of Ireland - Former counties

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William Allingham (March 19, 1824 or 1828 - November 18, 1889) was an Irish man of letters and poet. He was born at Ballyshannon, Donegal, and was the son of the manager of a local bank who was of English descent. He obtained a post in the custom-house of his native town and held several similar posts in Ireland and England until 1870, when he had retired from the service, and became sub-editor of Fraser's Magazine, which he edited from 1874 to 1879, in succession to James Froude. He had published a volume of Poems

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In the context of Irish politics, Unionists are people in Northern Ireland, who wish to see the continuation of the Act of Union 1800, as amended by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, under which Northern Ireland, created in that latter Act, remains part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Unionists are mostly, but not exclusively, from Protestant backgrounds in terms of religion. In the context of Irish history, the term refers to those who opposed home rule for Irela ...

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• Unionists Ireland - Irish Home Rule
• Unionists Ireland - Partition

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The British 36th (Ulster) Division was a New Army division formed in September 1914. Originally called the Ulster Division, it was made up of members of the Ulster Volunteer Force who formed 13 additional battalions for three existing Irish regiments; the Royal Irish Fusiliers, the Royal Irish Rifles and the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. The division served on the Western Front for the duration o ...

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• British 36th Ulster Division - Unit history
• British 36th Ulster Division - Formation
• British 36th Ulster Division - Battles

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Ulster (Irish: Cúige Uladh, IPA: /ˈkuːgʲ ˈulu/) is one of the four provinces of Ireland. Ulster - Geography and demographics. Ulster has a population of just under 2 million people and an area of 24,481 square kilometres (8,952 square miles). Its biggest city is Belfast (Béal Feirste). Six of Ulster's nine counties, Antrim (Aontroim), Armagh (Ard Mhacha), Down (An Dún), Fermanagh (Fear Manach), Lond ...

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• Ulster - Geography and demographics
• Ulster - History and politics
• Ulster - Early history
• Ulster - Plantations and civil wars
• Ulster - Republicanism rebellion and communal strife
• Ulster - Industrialisation home rule and partition
• Ulster - Current politics
• Ulster - Sport

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Chapman codes are largely a superset of the ISO 3166-2:GB and BS 6879 codes identifying administrative divisions in the United Kingdom, but covering historical divisions. They are widely used in genealogy. Chapman code - Country codes. ENG England IRL Ireland SCT Scotland WLS Wales ALL All countries Chapman code - Traditional counties. Chapman code - Islands. CHI Channel Islands A ...

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• Chapman code - Country codes
• Chapman code - Traditional counties
• Chapman code - Islands
• Chapman code - England
• Chapman code - Wales
• Chapman code - Scotland
• Chapman code - Ireland
• Chapman code - 1975-1996 regions

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Oliver Cromwell landed in Ireland with his New Model Army on behalf of the English Parliament in 1649. Since the Irish Rebellion of 1641, Ireland had been mainly under the control of the Irish Confederate Catholics, who in 1649, signed an alliance with the English Royalist party, which had been defeated in the English Civil War. Cromwell defeated the Confederate and Royalist coalition in Ireland and occupied the country - bringing to an end the Irish Confederate Wars. He passed a very harsh series of Penal laws against Catholics and confisca ...

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• Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Battle of Rathmines and Cromwell’s landing in Ireland
• Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Siege of Drogheda
• Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Wexford Waterford and Duncannon
• Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Clonmel and the conquest of Munster
• Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Scarrifholis and the destruction of the Ulster Army
• Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Sieges of Limerick and Galway
• Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Guerrilla warfare famine and plague
• Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - The Cromwellian Settlement
• Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Long term results
• Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Notes
• Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - External links
• Cromwellian conquest of Ireland - Main Sources

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William Thomas Cosgrave (Irish name Liam Tomás Mac Cosgair; June 6, 1880 – November 16, 1965), known generally as W.T. Cosgrave, was an Irish politician who succeeded Michael Collins as Chairman of the Irish Provisional Government from August to December 1922. He served as the first President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1932. W.T. Cosgrave - Early and Private Life. William Thomas Cosgrave, or W.T. as he was generally known, was born at 174 James's St, Dubli ...

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• W.T. Cosgrave - Early and Private Life
• W.T. Cosgrave - Political Career
• W.T. Cosgrave - Minister for Local Government
• W.T. Cosgrave - Anglo-Irish Treaty
• W.T. Cosgrave - Chairman of the Provisional Government
• W.T. Cosgrave - President Cosgrave 1922-1932
• W.T. Cosgrave - Domestic Policy
• W.T. Cosgrave - Foreign Policy
• W.T. Cosgrave - Economic Policy
• W.T. Cosgrave - General Election 1932
• W.T. Cosgrave - Cosgrave in Opposition
• W.T. Cosgrave - Legacy
• W.T. Cosgrave - Death
• W.T. Cosgrave - First Government December 1922-September 1923
• W.T. Cosgrave - Second Government September 1923-June 1927
• W.T. Cosgrave - Changes
• W.T. Cosgrave - Third Government June 1927-October 1927
• W.T. Cosgrave - Changes
• W.T. Cosgrave - Fourth Government October 1927-April 1930
• W.T. Cosgrave - Fifth Government April 1930-March 1932
• W.T. Cosgrave - Political Career
• W.T. Cosgrave - See Also

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A megalith is a large stone which has been used to construct a structure or monument either alone or with other stones. Megalithic means made of such stones, but uses a interlocking system without the use of mortar or cement. The word megalith comes from the Ancient Greek megas meaning large, and lithos meaning stone. Megalith - Distribution of megaliths. The term can be used to describe buildings erected by people from many parts of the world living in many ...

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• Megalith - Distribution of megaliths
• Megalith - Nabta Playa
• Megalith - Western European megaliths
• Megalith - Types of megalithic structures
• Megalith - Megalithic graves
• Megalith - Astronomical use
• Megalith - Modern megaliths
• Megalith - Examples of megaliths

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Events Future Byzantine emperor Justinian becomes consul. Samson of Dol is ordained as a bishop. Births December 7 - Saint Columba at Gartan, Donegal Deaths Jacob of Serugh, Syrian writer Category: 521 ...

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This article is about the year. For the 1984 Capcom arcade game, see 1942 (video game). 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). 1942 - Events. 1942 - January. January 1 - World War II: The term "United Nations" is first officially used to describe the Allied pact. January 2 - World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces. The Japanese Admiral stays in Solvec (owned by Charles Henry de Silva ...

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• 1942 - Nobel Prizes

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Saint Adamnan or Adomnan (625-704), historian and abbot of the monastery at Iona from 679 to 704, was born in Donegal. Like other Irish churchmen he was a statesman as well as an ecclesiastic, and appears to have been sent on various political missions. In the great controversy on the subject of the holding of Easter, he sided with Rome against the Irish Church. He was the author of the Vita Sancti Columbæ (The Life of Saint Columba), which gives a minute account of the condition and discipline of the church of I ...

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"The Celtic Tiger" is a nickname for the Republic of Ireland during its period of rapid economic growth between the 1990s and 2001 or 2002. Strictly speaking, the term is used for both the period of time (as in Celtic Tiger years) and the country during that period. Most recently, the term Celtic Tiger 2 is used of the years since 2004, when the country enjoyed a 5% growth in GDP despite downturn in the rest of Europe, becoming the second h ...

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• Celtic Tiger - The Celtic Tiger 1996-2001
• Celtic Tiger - Causes
• Celtic Tiger - Consequences
• Celtic Tiger - Criticism of government management of the boom
• Celtic Tiger - The downturn 2001-2003
• Celtic Tiger - The Celtic Tiger 2 2003-
• Celtic Tiger - Causes
• Celtic Tiger - Challenges and threats ahead
• Celtic Tiger - Loss of competitiveness
• Celtic Tiger - Promotion of indigenous industry
• Celtic Tiger - Over-reliance on foreign energy sources
• Celtic Tiger - Spreading the wealth
• Celtic Tiger - Politics and the Celtic Tiger

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Men's Golf Major championship results: May - The Masters - Nick Faldo June - US Open - Steve Jones July - British Open - Tom Lehman August - PGA Championship - Mark Brooks PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tom Lehman - $1,780,159 PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Jim Colbert - $1,627,890 Tiger Woods became the first golfer to win three consecutive U.S. Amateur titles. This was the sixth consecutive year in which he ...

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1996 in sports, 1996 in sports - Auto Racing, 1996 in sports - Baseball, 1996 in sports - Basketball, 1996 in sports - Boxing, 1996 in sports - Cricket, 1996 in sports - Cycling, 1996 in sports - Field Hockey, 1996 in sports - Figure Skating, 1996 in sports - Football Soccer, 1996 in sports - Football American, 1996 in sports - Football Australian Rules, 1996 in sports - Football Canadian, 1996 in sports - Gaelic Athletic Association, 1996 in sports - Golf, 1996 in sports - Thoroughbred Horse Racing, 1996 in sports - Harness Racing, 1996 in sports - Ice Hockey, 1996 in sports - Radiosport, 1996 in sports - Skiing, 1996 in sports - Snooker, 1996 in sports - Tennis, 1996 in sports - General sporting events, 1996 in sports - Births, 1996 in sports - Deaths

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Alan Heusaff - Origins. The son of Sébastien Heusaff and Marie-Anne Faron, Alan Heusaff had one brother, Jérôme, who never became involved in politics. His family originated in Toulgoat, near La Forêt-Fouesnant. He was born in 1921 in Saint-Yvy, near Rosporden, in Cornouaille, and attended the École Normale in Quimper where he trained as a primary-school teacher. Alan Heu ...

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Alan Heusaff, Alan Heusaff - Biography, Alan Heusaff - Origins, Alan Heusaff - His young years in Brittany, Alan Heusaff - Collaboration, Alan Heusaff - Exile, Alan Heusaff - The Celtic League, Alan Heusaff - Linguistic works, Alan Heusaff - External link

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