- Ireland - Rivers, Lakes, Coastline | Britannica
The famed River Shannon, for example, rises in the plateau country near Sligo Bay and flows sluggishly south-southwestward for some 160 miles (260 km), reaching tidewater level at Limerick and draining a wide area of the central lowland on its way
- Ireland - Shane ONeill, Rebellion, Tudors | Britannica
Ireland - Shane O'Neill, Rebellion, Tudors: The first of these rebellions, that of Shane O’Neill, fully exposed the weakness and later the folly of the government O’Neill’s father, Conn the Lame (Conn Bacach), who as the “O’Neill” was head of a whole network of clans, had been made earl of Tyrone in 1541, and the succession rights of his illegitimate son Feardorchadh (Matthew
- Ireland - James I, Plantations, Rebellion | Britannica
Of these, those who were Roman Catholics were still obliged to exchange land owned to the northeast or south of the River Shannon for land in Connacht (Connaught) Catholics and Anglicans were forbidden to practice their religion, but the campaign against Irish Catholicism was not successful
- Ireland - Trade, Agriculture, Manufacturing | Britannica
Shannon was the world’s first duty-free airport; a state-sponsored company offers substantial tax breaks and other advantages to manufacturing and warehousing concerns proposing to establish plants within the entire Shannon (midwestern) region
- Ireland - Agriculture, Manufacturing, Services | Britannica
Shannon was the world’s first duty-free airport; a state-sponsored company offers substantial tax breaks and other advantages to manufacturing and warehousing concerns proposing to establish plants within the entire Shannon (midwestern) region
- Ireland - Music, Dance, Traditions | Britannica
Opera is less popular in Ireland, although singers such as Bernadette Greevy and Suzanne Murphy have gained widespread recognition Among the artists who came to the forefront in the 21st century were vocalist Sharon Shannon, the traditional group Danú, and the pop duo Jedward
- Ireland - Celts, English, Religion | Britannica
One regional distinction is that between the part of the country east of the River Shannon —with its industrial employment, fertile farmlands, economic growth, and rising standard of living—and the poorer areas of the west—particularly west Donegal, Leitrim, west Mayo, west Galway, Clare, west Cork, and south Kerry—where incomes were
- Ireland - Politics, Economy, Society | Britannica
Ireland - Politics, Economy, Society: The Irish republic is a parliamentary democracy Its constitution was promulgated in 1937 and can be amended through a referendum The country’s head of state, the president (uachtarán), is elected directly by the public for a term of seven years and is eligible for reelection for a second term The president normally acts on the advice of the
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