Top ten things you didn't know about Ireland

Another recycled article. Has no one the wit to come up w/ something new?

My faves are #4 - lol!! #6 - knew that but still find it a fascinating fact, #8 - how depressing :( , #10 - didn't know that one!

Correct Pittsburgkid, except the US navy's first Commodore was JOHN BARRY who was supposidly, but it's never been authenticated, born in Co. Wexford. AND, Did you know there is no law or regulation which requires a driver to notify the driver licensing agency of a change of address (Full Driving License in Ireland is good for TEN years). AND, currently there is no law or regulation in Ireland to compel a driver convicted of a "point accruing" violation to show his or her driver's license to a court clerk, who is the only authority that can send the info to the government computer, which records the info and puts the "points" on the driver's record? I could go on and on about the rediculous loopholes in the law, but I'd die of old age before I was finished.

Berry is the father of the American Navy. So Argentina, and the U.S. Navy were fathered by Irishmen.