Pointless Facts About Your Country
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(01-01-2018, 03:47 PM)Panda Wrote: IRELAND (REPUBLIC OF)
  • The flag of Ireland (Green | White | Orange), Green stands for the catholic, orange for protestants and the white stands for the peace between them.
  • Ireland is the only country in the world to have a musical instrument (Harp) as it's national symbol.
  • IRA (Irish Republican Army) used to be called the IRB (Irish Republican Brotherhood).
  • St. Patrick is the Patron Saint of Ireland and Nigeria.
  • It's Derry not Londonderry.

It's Londonderry Wink

NORTHERN IRELAND
  1. Game of thrones employs more locals than the civil service...apparently?
  2. The Marketing of Potatoes Act (1964) states that: “A constable may seize and may detain in custody any potatoes which are being or which are suspected by such an officer or constable of being, sent out of Northern Ireland”
  3. The Titanic was built in Belfast
  4. The worlds first portable defibrillator was developed in NI
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Pointless Facts About Your Country - by Marty - 01-01-2018, 02:51 PM
RE: Pointless Facts About Your Country - by Jonas - 01-01-2018, 03:32 PM
RE: Pointless Facts About Your Country - by Emil - 01-01-2018, 03:41 PM
RE: Pointless Facts About Your Country - by Create - 01-01-2018, 03:44 PM
RE: Pointless Facts About Your Country - by Panda - 01-01-2018, 03:47 PM
RE: Pointless Facts About Your Country - by Mustang - 01-01-2018, 10:25 PM
RE: Pointless Facts About Your Country - by Falc - 01-01-2018, 05:09 PM
RE: Pointless Facts About Your Country - by Marty - 01-01-2018, 06:09 PM
RE: Pointless Facts About Your Country - by Marty - 01-01-2018, 10:17 PM
RE: Pointless Facts About Your Country - by Marty - 01-01-2018, 10:57 PM

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