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Home of Guinness

Posted on May 20, 2024 by TheJessicaness

This nickname for Ireland took almost one hundred years to brew. It started with Arthur Guinness who founded St. James’s Gate Brewery in 1759 and signed a 9,000-year lease for four acres. As his beer gained in consumption, the brewery … Continue reading →

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The Island and Republic of Éire

Posted on May 19, 2024 by TheJessicaness

The Irish name Éire derives from Ériu, the name of a Gaelic goddess of sovereignty. The name debate started in 1921 after 26 counties of the 32 became the Irish Free State. Then in 1949, the southern counties were called … Continue reading →

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Motherland of Myths and Milesians

Posted on May 17, 2024 by TheJessicaness

The Milesians represent the Irish people as the final race to settle in Ireland; according to medieval Irish Christian history. They sailed from Hispania after traveling the world for hundreds of years and struggled for domination against the Tuatha Dé … Continue reading →

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Land of Saints and Scholars

Posted on May 16, 2024 by TheJessicaness

Christianity quickly spread throughout Ireland after arriving around 400 AD. The convents and monasteries that followed became educational institutions that led to the island’s Golden Age while the falling of the Roman Empire plunged most of the rest of Europe … Continue reading →

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Auld Sod

Posted on May 15, 2024 by TheJessicaness

This nickname was started by almost a quarter, roughly two million, of the Irish population who were forced to immigrate to the United States after the potato crop failure of 1845, caused by the late blight, led to the Great … Continue reading →

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