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What you don’t, but should know. Here is a list of the most surprising curiosities which will help you to understand Ireland’s capital more. 1. Dublin’s O’Connell Bridge that covers River Liffey is considered as the only bridge in the…
He was not as famous as the members of the band but his influence on what The Beatles did, is undeniable. He had produced more than 700 records of their music. Sir George Martin dies aged 90. “I have so…
Have you ever thought about why Irish people drink so much on St. Patrick’s day? Whose life do they celebrate? Here is the answer. Firstly, St. Patrick was born as Maewyn. Where? Obviously in Wales (“Oulala” – a surprised French…
There are only few countries in the world which didn’t have to fight for their independence. They are born under a lucky star but with thinner history books. In 1919, a war called the War of Independence began against…
A new exhibition about Irish history is now possible to view in one of the most interesting cultural locations in Dublin. It is about “the 1916 Rising” as well as the Irish migrational past. Pathos of distance “In early 2015,…
The ex prime Italian minister announced that he is becoming vegetarian. Corriere della sera underlined the similarity between him and other famous vegetarians like Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi is well known as the leader of Indian independence, the inspirer of civil…
At the moment, there is 196 countries in the world. People from 189 of them live in one city. It is Geneva. Even so, you don’t have to take a dictionaries there. Swiss people speak in more languages than you…
Research shows that children start swearing by the age of six and we tend to swear about 0.5% to 0.7% of the time. That’s about one dozen curses each day, depending on whether you are a Harvard professor or a…
The Dublin nightlife is probably one of the biggest attractions Ireland has to offer. How does one decide which bar you should go to if there are 751 to choose from? The past four weeks I have been doing my…
