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Carrauntoohil is composed of sandstone particles of various sizes which are collectively known as Old Red Sandstone. [4] Old Red Sandstone has a purple-reddish colour (stained green in places), and has virtually no fossils; it dates from the Devonian period (410 to 350 million years ago) when Ireland was in a hot equatorial climate.
Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest in the world. [10] Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially named Ireland), a sovereign state covering five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.
Scotland is the "Home of Golf", and is well known for its courses. As well as its world-famous Highland Games (athletic competitions), it is also the home of curling, and shinty, a stick game similar to Ireland's hurling. Scotland has 4 professional ice hockey teams that compete in the Elite Ice Hockey League. Scottish cricket is a minority game.
BSc meteorologist Janice Davila tells Bored Panda that one of the most unknown facts from her field of expertise is that weather radars are slightly tilted upward in a half-degree (1/2°) angle.
At the Olympics, a person from Northern Ireland can choose to represent either the Great Britain team or the Ireland team. Also as Northern Ireland is a Home Nation of the United Kingdom it also sends a Northern Ireland Team to the Commonwealth Games every four years. Gaelic Athletic Association; Republic of Ireland national football team
The Fairy Pools (Scottish Gaelic: Glumagan nan Sithichean [1]) are a series of natural pools and waterfalls in Glen Brittle on the Isle of Skye, Scotland They are in Coire na Creiche (" corrie of the spoils"), on the Allt Coir' a' Mhadaidh (" burn of the corrie of the wolf/dog"), [ 2 ] at the foot of the Cuillin mountains.
Scotland and Ireland will be Pool B rivals come the World Cup, and with South Africa a third live contender in the group, ... The 10 best holiday candles to make your home smell merry and bright. AOL.
Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjacent islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles.