Top ten things you didn't know about Ireland - sport, history, culture and more

the english overlord felt threatened with seeing their charges staggering all over the place - VDL transportation must've been an option.

Drink consumption: In the late '50 the P.T.A.A. (an organization of teetolars) had more people attend its convention in Dublin that did the Fianna Fáil Ardfheis. Even though the Irish nation has been partitioned since June, 1920, (when the British Parliament divided the county into Northern and Southern sections), NO ecclesiastical partition has been established by any of themajor Christian denominations. In international competition, one team replesents all of Ireland in rugby, cricket and hockey. The Shannon is the longest river in Ireland & Britain, and Lough Neagh is the largest lake in those two countries. By regularly attending Protestand services, one doed NOT in any diminish his/he Iririshness. For the past 2 decades I have often attended service with my wife in her Methodist church, and we both go to Episcopal masses on occasion. There is one important part of Irish culture that most Irish people shun and some condenm and ridicule: teagna na nGael. Deinim iarracht an teanga álain sin a chur i bhfeidhm gachaon uair a bhíonn seans agam.