Irish Literature — • It is uncertain at what period and in what manner the Irish discovered the use of letters. It may have been through direct commerce with Gaul, but it is more probable, as McNeill has shown in his study of Irish oghams, that it was from the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Irish neutrality — has been a policy of the Irish Free State and its successor, Ireland, since independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1922. This article concerns the exact nature of Irish neutrality in practice.Ireland s concept of… … Wikipedia
Irish Whip Wrestling — Acronym IWW Founded 2002 Headquarters Ireland Irish Whip Wrestling (IWW) is an Irish owned independent professional wrestling promotion established in 2002. The company was named in tribute to Irish professional wrestler Danno O Mahony, who is … Wikipedia
Irish cuisine — Irish stew Irish cuisine is a style of cooking originating from Ireland or developed by Irish people. It evolved from centuries of social and political change. The cuisine takes its influence from the crops grown and animals farmed in its… … Wikipedia
Irish Baseball League — Current season or competition: 2011 Irish Baseball League season Sport Baseball Founded 1997 President Will Beglane … Wikipedia
Irish Colleges on the Continent — Irish Colleges, on the Continent † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Irish Colleges, on the Continent The religious persecution under Elizabeth and James I lead to the suppression of the monastic schools in Ireland in which the clergy for the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Irish republicanism — ( ga. Poblachtánachas) is an ideology based on the Irish nationalist belief that all of Ireland should be a single independent republic.In 1801, under the Act of Union, the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland merged (partly through bribery via… … Wikipedia
Irish Snap — is a card game, whose objective is to lose cards as quickly as possible. As there is only one loser, forfeits can be made for the person with all the cards at the end. This game is often played by students between lessons. Rules A pack of cards,… … Wikipedia
Irish Elk — Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene to Early Holocene Mounted skeleton at the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Irish College, in Rome — • Towards the close of the sixteenth century, Gregory XIII had sanctioned the foundation of an Irish college in Rome, and had assigned a large sum of money as the nucleus of an endowment Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Irish College,… … Catholic encyclopedia
Irish Confessors and Martyrs — • The period covered by this article embraces that between the years 1540 and (approximately) 1713 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Irish Confessors and Martyrs Irish Confessors and Martyrs … Catholic encyclopedia
