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shillelagh · 16-03-2010, 01:01

got these from this website: ireland facts

In olden days, a pig was often allowed to live in the house with the family on an Irish farm. He (or she) was commonly referred to as "the gentleman who pays the rent."

The longest place name in Ireland is Muckanaghederdauhaulia, in County Galway. Try saying that when your drunk .. i cant even say that when im sober ..

"11th Night" is a celebration still widely observed by Protestant groups in northern Ireland, who build huge bonfires across the country on the night of July 11th. The fires are lit on the night before the July 12th commemoration of William of Orange’s defeat of King James, a Catholic, in 1690 in the Battle of the Boyne. The battle took place near Drogheda, north of Dublin.

An odd Irish birthday tradition is to lift the birthday child upside down and give his head a few gentle bumps on the floor for good luck. The number of bumps should allegedly correspond to the child’s age plus one.

and finally a little poem that was taught to me at the age of 13 by a b&b owner in ballycastle ...

If you werent so Ballymena
With your Ballymoney
You'd have a Ballycastle
for your bloody home!!!!

16-03-2010, 01:01	#85
shillelagh God Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: at the border .. Posts: 8,194 Blog Entries: 252 Liked: 1627 times Rep Power: 489677	Re: QI fact of the day got these from this website: ireland facts In olden days, a pig was often allowed to live in the house with the family on an Irish farm. He (or she) was commonly referred to as "the gentleman who pays the rent." The longest place name in Ireland is Muckanaghederdauhaulia, in County Galway. Try saying that when your drunk .. i cant even say that when im sober .. "11th Night" is a celebration still widely observed by Protestant groups in northern Ireland, who build huge bonfires across the country on the night of July 11th. The fires are lit on the night before the July 12th commemoration of William of Orange’s defeat of King James, a Catholic, in 1690 in the Battle of the Boyne. The battle took place near Drogheda, north of Dublin. An odd Irish birthday tradition is to lift the birthday child upside down and give his head a few gentle bumps on the floor for good luck. The number of bumps should allegedly correspond to the child’s age plus one. and finally a little poem that was taught to me at the age of 13 by a b&b owner in ballycastle ... If you werent so Ballymena With your Ballymoney You'd have a Ballycastle for your bloody home!!!! __________________ The views expressed in this post is mine and mine alone anyone want to argue well tough!!!