Recent questions tagged ireland

Description : If you go to Ireland, and kiss the Blarney Stone could you contract Covid?

Last Answer : Yes! Who knows where those mouths have been.

Description : Should Ireland leave the EU?

Last Answer : Why should Ireland have to leave because of some stupid politicians in the UK? Brexit was a dumb idea, based on lies, from the start. Why should Ireland suffer?

Description : Is there any scientific reason involving Caldonian Orogeny or the molecular structure of Ireland that would pit Northern Ireland with the UK instead of Ireland?

Last Answer : Wait, what are you asking?

Description : Will yeh be showin' yurrrrr green, now?

Last Answer : English, please.

Description : Why would Ireland not want Apple's tax money?

Last Answer : I have a feeling it has something to do with Ireland not wanting to be dictated to by the EU.

Description : Irish folks, proper pronunciation of Niamh?

Last Answer : answer:For full disclosure, I’m not Irish, just Irish-American. But, I have traveled extensively throughout Ireland, and I have relatives named Niamh. I believe that either NEEV or NEE-av is correct. It’s likely a regional thing, much like saying AHNT v. ANT.

Description : Is it rare for someone from Dublin, Ireland to speak Irish fluently?

Last Answer : I believe it will be rare since only 10% of the Irish population are still able to use Irish fluently.

Description : In the U.K. what is the median of minimum wage?

Last Answer : Do you mean what is the minimum wage or what is the median of all wages? The minimum wage would be only one value not a median.

Description : How many Irish people speak Irish fluently(even as a second language)?

Last Answer : answer:Here are some figures. I don't know how accurate they are. Around the turn of the 21st century, estimates of native speakers ranged from 20,000 to 80,000 people. In the ... and Canada Historically the island of Newfoundland had a dialect of Irish Gaelic, called Newfoundland Irish. Source

Description : How do I know how strong my Irish roots are?

Last Answer : answer:Sound like your sister is what they call “black Irish.” Any Irish from your mom? If not you know you’re below 50%. And what do you know of your grandparents? And where did they come from? If you can go back just a couple generations you’ll get a ballpark estimate of how Irish you are.

Description : What is tk red lemonade?

Last Answer : answer:from wikipedia Lemonade in Ireland comes in three varieties, known as red, brown and white. Red lemonade is one of the most popular mixers used with spirits in Ireland, particularly in whiskey ... brands of red lemonade include TK (formerly Taylor Keith), Country Spring, Finches and Nash's.

Description : Freedom for Ireland?

Last Answer : Wiki says that it’s largely self-governing. Perhaps the self-government could put it to a vote: keep things as they are, join the U.K. properly, join Ireland properly, or push for full independence.

Description : Are Scotland and Ireland technically England?

Last Answer : No. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are seperate countries with in the United Kingdom. UK and England are not interchangeble terms. Great Britain is the island made up of England, scotland and wales. Ireland is an entirely seperate country from the UK with different currency and everything.

Description : Shall we all wish a Happy St.Patricks day to all the 'an Bhlarna Irish pilgrims' ?

Last Answer : http://wn.com/Blarney_Pilgrim (#3 is my fave, a true Blarney pilgrim)

Description : Where do seagulls go at night?

Last Answer : Around here they go either to the forest or mostly they group at the superstore parkinglot under the cart holder thing or next to the building…

Description : Care to explain Northern Ireland vs. Ireland?

Last Answer : N.B.: This is purely for my intellectual betterment. That is, this isn’t an essay topic or an assignment of any kind. I’m just… half Irish and curious.

Description : In Ireland, what is a TD, as in Val Falvey TD?

Last Answer : A TD is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish parliament). It is the equivalent of terms such as “Member of Parliament” (MP) or “deputy” used in other states.

Description : Do you suppose that it's the goal of the average minority to no longer be considered such?

Last Answer : i beleive any group considered to be a minority would feel uncomfortable – if the majority unkowingly or intentionally makes the the minoroty population feel inferior to the majority. Yes i beleive that is one of many goals for a minority group

Description : What do you associate with Ireland?

Last Answer : Parties, potatoes, rebel songs, fist fighting just for the hell of it, and Guinness. I say all this in good nature.

Description : Is the song "The Patriot Game" Anti-IRA?

Last Answer : I believe the first paragraph implies that the song is indeed anti-IRA. The song appears to depict life from the perspective of someone who develops under the typical IRA ideology which may cause the song to be misinterpreted (assuming that my interpretation is correct).

Description : What happened with Birmingham Pub Bombings?

Last Answer : Possibly the one doing the warning thought six minutes was enough time for everyone to get out of a pub. Possibly the one doing the warning's watch was wrong. Possibly the IRA or at least that ... hour ahead of a bombing. After all, the same courtesy has not often been followed in the reverse.

Description : What percentage of Armenian last names end in -ian or -yan?

Last Answer : Both the suffix and prefix you reference relate back to designating “from” or “of”. As does “von” in German. Surnames are either place, occupation or parent-derived. (Johnson= son of John). The answer to your question is, it has nothing to do with the ethnicity of the name.

Description : What's your view on the racist attacks in Northern Ireland right now?

Last Answer : Well.. That’s more complicate than “are you tired of peace or something?” because I think the main reason is the culture clash. They are immigrants and immigrants has this kind of problems (racism) everywhere…

Description : what are the trendy baby names in Ireland?

Last Answer : Here is a website about Irish baby names http://www.babynamesofireland.com/. At the bottom there is a link to a pdf of all the baby names registered in Ireland in 2006. Hope this helps. Have a great day :)