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Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales. The UK consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK is a political entity, Britain is an island. The removal of articles 2 and 3 from Bunreacht na hEireann bears no relationship to the historical planting of British people...

Yawn all you like. I misplace a letter, you misplace a region. :indifferent:

Shouldn't you have said the UK? Last time I looked at a map Britain was an island seperate from the northern part of Ireland.

Didn't exist in 1782.

The Tuatha de Danann were from an earlier wave of settlers. Before them (according to mythology) there were the Fir Bolg and the race of Nemed and others before them too.

It is well known in Ireland that the Tuatha Dé Danann after losing to the Milesians retreated underground into the Sídhe and from then on became known as the Sídhe people or in english as the fairy people. They live in the mounds which are frequent around the Irish labdscape

There are probably thousands of buildings/structures built before 1450 around Europe. The structure in my avatar was built circa 3200BC. That any help to ya?

I agree with that sentiment 100%

Sounds like a nice trip to undertake. Lots of places to see along the way.

Its still in use alright but is very much a minority language nowadays. There are 3 main areas where it is spoken daily by native speakers. These are in the southwest (Corca Dhuibhne) the west (Conamara) and the northwest (Gaoth Dobhair) and the surrounding islands. However there is a semi...

Maithú. Tá súil agam go mbainfidh tú sult as. Má tá aon fadhb agat táim bheith breá sásta cuidiú leat.

It is yes, but here in Ireland we just call it Irish.

An bhfuil aon Gaeilge agat? Is ainm ait agatsa freisin.

Thanks for the help. I think I will probably do the upgrade when i put together the cash.

I'm thinking of ordering an upgrade to the 67 markers. What exactly would this tell me that I dont know already? Does it refine the haplogroup you belong to? I'm just wondering is there any beneift to getting the upgrade. Many thanks for any help with this.

SCIENTISTS HAVE sequenced the complete genetic code of an Irish person for the first time. The 3.1 billion sub-units of DNA that comprise the human genome were mapped by a team from the Conway Institute at University College Dublin, using advanced sequencing technology. The landmark study, due...

Halloween (Samhain) has been celebrated in Ireland and Scotland for thousands of years and was brought to America by immigrants from these countries.

Here is some links to the story: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/01/0117_060117_irish_bogmen.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Croghan_Man http://www.archaeology.org/1005/bogbodies/clonycavan_croghan.html

I hope we do better than what we have been doing in the last few years. Hopefully we'll at least qualify for it!! We've sent a former winner in Niamh Kavanagh. Éire Abú.

There was a body of a man found in a bog in central Ireland. He is called Old Croghan man and is over 2000 years old. His estimated height is at 6'6" (198cm).