Interesting Facts

- St. Patrick was not Irish but British.

- It is a fact that there are no snakes in Ireland.

- An Irishman designed the "Oscar" statuette.

- The modern submarine was actually invented by a man from County Clare named John Philip Holland.

- The biggest dog in the whole world is the Irish wolfhound

- The maker of Dracula, Bram Stoker, was in fact an Irish.

- The Shannon, at 360 kilometers, is the longest river in either Britain or Ireland.

- Lough Neagh in County Armagh is the biggest freshwater body in either Britain or Ireland.

- The United States of America is home to the largest population of persons of Irish descent outside of Ireland.

- The shamrock is the national flower of Ireland and it is popular belief that finding a four leafed clover of the shamrock will bring immense luck to a person.

- It is said that the wizard Merlin flew the rocks that make up Stonehenge to their current location on the Salisbury Plains of England from Ireland.

- Irish mythology is very profound. The people continue to believe in magical creature like fairies, elves and mermaids. In Ireland they are referred to as 'The Good People' and are reverentially viewed by people till today. In many documents, there are references to the fairy landscape of Ireland that encompasses the various mounds and stone structures on the island that is thought to be home to the fairies.

- The Neolithic rock formation of Newgrange in Ireland is so constructed that the light penetrates its interior on only one day and that is the Winter Solstice.

- Irish people are very passionate about their music as is evident from the plethora of artists such as Sinead O Corner, U2, West life that have emerged from the country.

- It is said that if people refuse alcohol in Ireland then a curse will befall them.