You are here:
Home / Archives for Ireland
Ahh, St. Patrick’s Day: the day when each one of your friends and even your grandfather seems to be Irish. This is probably the only day when you’ll dig through your closet, just to find that special green something to wear wherever you go. St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated all over the world, and for [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed under All, Holidays · Tagged Boston, Chicago River, Christmas, clover, Emerald Island, George Washington, green, green beer, guinness, Hallmark, hangover, Henry Knox, Holidays, Ireland, Irish, irish culture, irish folklore, irish people, James O’Mara, Jonathan Swift, Labrador, march 17, Massachusetts, McDonalds, Montserrat, New York City, Newfoundland, prohibition, pubs, rebirth, REpublic of Ireland, Saint Patrick's Day, Scotland, shamrock, shamrocks, silent protests, socks, st patrick, St. Patrick's Day, Suffolk County, symbolism, uprising, Valentine’s Day, wales, Westminster Parliament
The world is filled with ancient monuments built by master craftsmen in order to honor everything from kings and presidents to religious figures. And although most of these landmarks have been carefully studied and researched by scientists and historians, some are simply so old, incomplete, or obscure that we still don’t know very much about [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 8:55 am
Filed under Bizarre, History, Travel · Tagged ancestors, burial ground, burial mounds, Cahokia mounds, easter island, egypt, Georgia Guidestones, Giza, Goseck, Great Sphinx, guardian, human sacrifice, Illinois, Indian settlement, Ireland, Japan, landmarks, lunar, Moai, monuments, mysterious circle, mysterious designs, mysterious landmarks, mysterious patterns, mysterious walls, mystery of stonehenge, Nazca lines, Newgrange, oldest site, peru, prehistoric site, pyramids, R.C. Christian, rock formation, Sacsayhuaman, solar, solar cult, Sphinx, stonehenge, temples, tomb, tombs, top 10 lists, top ten landmarks, top ten mysteries, Travel, winter solstice, world landmarks, Yonaguni
The importance of Saints is something that is debated, but is a part of many religions, particularly Christianity. Some denominations of Christian religion (most notably the Roman Catholic Church) have many patron saints. A patron saint is a saint that is an advocate in heaven of a certain person, activity, location, or illness. Because patron [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 7:55 am
Filed under All, People, Religion · Tagged angel Gabriel, Archbishop of Seville, arrows, Assisi, beekeepers, bees, bible, bilocate, canonized, catholic, catholic church, Christianity, Christians, church, cranky children, death by arrow, Doctor of the Church, execution, Gabriel, God, gravediggers, Greek, Hail Mary, hoarse voice, honey tongued, hospital work, Ireland, juvenile delinquents, Milan, orphan, patron of television, patron saint of gardeners, patron saint of taxi drivers, patron saint of the Internet, Patron saints, pigs, pork fat, praying, religion, Roman, Roman Catholic Church, roman soldier, Saint Anthony the Abbot, Saint Paul the Hermit, Sebastian, secret Christian, Siena, skin disease treatments, St. Ambrose, St. Bernardine, St. Clare, St. Dominic Savio, St. Drogo, St. Fiacre, St. Isidore of Seville, St. Sebastian, swine, Television, top ten saints, unattractive people, unsightly deformity, venereal disease, weird saints
Alcohol is almost ubiquitous and used for a variety of occasions. Although the customs and the rituals with which alcohol is consumed are as varied as the places they come from, the appeal of alcohol still remains universal. So, if you think Jim Beam is too soft for your palette or have grown sick of [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Monday, October 5, 2009 at 12:01 am
Filed under All, Food · Tagged alcohol, alcoholic content, ashanti, breweries, cachaca, caipirinha, culture, distillation, dongdongju, drink, drunk, food, Ireland, irish pub, izakaya, jim beam, Lao Khao, mezcal, ouzo, palinka, palm wine, poitin, pulque, sake, shochu, soju, tej, Thailand, tradition, tsikoudia, tsipouro, whiskey, wine, world
The UK is a popular tourist destination because of its terrific scenery, history, and culture. It’s got great cities, countryside, and a coastline. Here are some places to spark your interest, away from the usual tourist spots. Beware, there are a lot of large photos so this page may take a little longer to load.
10. [...]
Posted by Anne Iredale on Friday, July 17, 2009 at 1:12 am
Filed under All, Engineering, Photos, Travel · Tagged Alnwick, Angel of the North, architecture, bradord, Brighton, buildings, Carmarthenshire, castle, castles, chesire, Derbyshire, East Sussex, Gateshead, giant's causeway, glasgow, Ireland, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Laugharne, Millennium Bridge, Museum, Newcastle, norfolk, norfolk broads, northern ireland, Northumberland, suffolk, top 10 UK destinations, Travel, Tyne, UK, wales, west yorkshire
One of the things that sets humans apart from other mammals is our sense of competition. In fact, we’re so born and bred to compete, that we’ve started coming up with the strangest events. Enjoy this list of the top 10 strangest competitions.
10. Wife Carrying
For whatever reason, the Finnish decided to invent a sport that [...]
Posted by Katherine Watt on Monday, January 5, 2009 at 7:36 am
Filed under All, Bizarre, Sports · Tagged air guitar, beard, beer, Bizarre, British, brooms, championship, cheese rolling, curling, extreme ironing, guitar, gurning, Ireland, moustache, nettle eating, Olympic, pea shooting, rock paper scissors, sport, Sports, wife carry, youtube
When someone is talked about as being crazy, they usually aren’t the ones calling the shots. However, there have been a few notable cases of these mad men or women, all of royal blood, ruling countries, much to the chagrin of their subjects or much to the delight of their parents who act as regents. [...]
Posted by William O'Dell on Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 7:40 am
Filed under All, History, People · Tagged arsenic poisoning, carlos II of Spain, catherine ii, charles IX of France, Charles VI, Charles VI of France, crazy, George III, Great Britain, insane, insantiy, Ireland, Juana, king george iii, king ludwig, kings, Ludwig I, Ludwig II, mad, mental health, Neuschwanstein Castle, Otto, Otto of Bavaria, Peter III, princes, princess alexandra, Princess Alexandra Amalie, princesses, queens, royals, Russia, United Kingdom
