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Patrick is said to have chosen a spot covered in ferns, giving rise to the name Cuil Raithin (or 'ferny retreat') which became the name of the town of Coleraine. [2] A church is known to have existed on the site from at least the medieval period.
Old Moore's Almanac is an almanac which has been published for nearly two and a half centuries. Its founder, Theophilus Moore, ran a classical academy at Milltown which was then a village near Dublin (since that time, it has been incorporated into the city). A teacher of Irish, English, Greek and Latin, he became known as a clever mathematician ...
Henry was born and educated in Sandleford, Coleraine, Ireland. [2] [3] He came from a prominent Coleraine family and was the youngest of five sons: his brother William was town clerk of Coleraine; Robert, principal of the Model School; James, vice principal of The Honourable The Irish Society's Primary School; and Tom, a civil servant. [4]
Somerset was the Anglicised name for an Irish estate near Coleraine, on which a succession of country houses were built.The formation of the estate dates back to the Plantation of Ulster, when it became the property of the Merchant Taylors' Company.
Coleraine experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and relatively mild winters. The nearest official Met Office weather station for which online records are available is at nearby Coleraine University, [39] about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the town centre. However, observations ceased a few years ago and the nearest current Met Office ...
He was knighted in 1664 and was created a Baronet, of Coleraine in the County of Londonderry, on 5 May of the following year. [3] [2] Personal life.
In rowing, Richard Archibald from Coleraine along with his Irish teammates qualified for the Beijing 2008 Olympics by finishing second in the lightweight fours final in Poznań, thus qualifying for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Another Coleraine rower Alan Campbell is a World Cup gold medallist in the single sculls in 2006.
Henry Hare, 3rd Baron Coleraine, FRS, FSA (10 May 1693 – 1 August 1749) was an English antiquary, peer and politician who sat in the British House of Commons from 1730 to 1734, representing the constituency of Boston.