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Sinn Féin ( / ʃɪn ˈfeɪn / shin FAYN, [19] Irish: [ˌʃɪn̠ʲ ˈfʲeːnʲ] ⓘ; lit. '[We] Ourselves') [20] is an Irish republican [6] and democratic socialist [7] political party in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland . The original Sinn Féin organisation was founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith.
Spike Island ( Irish: Inis Píc) is an island of 103 acres (42 ha) [1] in Cork Harbour, Ireland. Originally the site of a monastic settlement, [2] [3] the island is dominated by an 18th-century bastion fort now named Fort Mitchel . The island's strategic location within the harbour meant it was used at times for defence and as a prison.
Single point of failure. In this diagram the router is a single point of failure for the communication network between computers. A single point of failure ( SPOF) is a part of a system that, if it fails, will stop the entire system from working. [1] SPOFs are undesirable in any system with a goal of high availability or reliability, be it a ...
Dún Laoghaire [1] (/ d ʌ n ˈ l ɪər i / dun LEER-ee, Irish: [ˌd̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈl̪ˠeːɾʲə,-ˈl̪ˠiːɾʲə]) is a suburban coastal town in County Dublin in Ireland. It is the administrative centre of the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.
The Giant's Causeway ( Irish: Clochán an Aifir) [1] is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. [3] [4] It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles (4.8 km) northeast of the town of Bushmills . It was declared a World Heritage Site by ...
The Irish Republican Army ( IRA) is a name used by various resistance organisations in Ireland throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Organisations by this name have been dedicated to anti-imperialism through Irish republicanism, the belief that all of Ireland should be an independent republic free from British colonial rule.
Highest point: Carrauntoohil, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland (1,041 m / 3,466 ft) Highest settlement: Meelin, County Cork, Republic of Ireland (254 m / 832 ft) Lowest point: North Slob, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland. Many points are on, or near sea level, but due to high rainfall, there are no natural dry pieces of land below sea level ...
1 € =. £0.787564 (irrevocable) This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. The pound ( Irish: punt) was the currency of Ireland until 2002. Its ISO 4217 code was IEP, and the symbol was £ (or £Ir for distinction. [ 1]) The Irish pound was replaced by the euro on 1 January 1999. [ 2]