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Information about Ireland
- With its Country Official Name, Ireland.Ireland's capital city is Dublin which can be found in Europe.Ireland is an independent county.The dailing code for the country is (+353)
Holidays in Ireland
Today in History for May 17
On this day in 2003
- BIRTHS
- Josh Keeley, Soccer Player, born in Ireland.
On this day in 2002
- POLITICS
- James Chichester-Clark, Irish politician, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (1969-71), who died at 79.
On this day in 1998
- BIRTHS
- Darragh Corcoran, Soccer Player, born in Ireland.
- Christopher O'donnell, Irish track and field sprinter, Sligo, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1996
- BIRTHS
- Brendan Irvine, Irish boxer, Anaheim, born in Ireland.
- Eoghan Stokes, Soccer Player, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1993
- BIRTHS
- Alan Cadogan, Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer, Douglas, born in Ireland.
- Ross Clarke, Soccer Player, born in Northern Ireland.
- Zoe Robb, Model, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1992
- BIRTHS
- Liam Bagnall, Soccer Player, born in Northern Ireland.
On this day in 1991
- BIRTHS
- Brian O'halloran, Irish hurler, Waterford, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1988
- BIRTHS
- Una Leacy, Camogie player, Galway, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1986
- BIRTHS
- Wayne BYRNE, Soccer Player, born in Ireland .
On this day in 1981
- BIRTHS
- Damien Reale, Irish hurler, Hospital, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1980
- BIRTHS
- Damian Browne, Irish rugby union player, Galway, born in Ireland.
- Alan MURPHY, Soccer Player, born in Ireland .
On this day in 1978
- BIRTHS
- Ciara Grant, Irish footballer, Waterford, born in Ireland.
- Paddy Kenny, Irish footballer, Halifax, born in Ireland.
- Patrick Joseph Kenny, Soccer Player, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1976
- BIRTHS
- Dermot Mccabe, Gaelic football player, County Cavan, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1974
- EVENTS
- Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) explode four bombs in Republic of Ireland, killing 33 civilians, wounding 300 (highest number of casualties in a single incident during "The Troubles").
- BIRTHS
- Andrea Corr, Folk Singer, born in Dundalk, Ireland.
On this day in 1973
- BIRTHS
- Graham Geraghty, Gaelic football player, Drogheda, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1968
- BIRTHS
- Paul Mcgee, Irish footballer (b. 1968), Dublin, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1967
- BIRTHS
- Mark Anstice, Scottish explorer/reality television film maker/writer, Mullagh, County Cavan, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1961
- BIRTHS
- Irish singer and songwriter ("Orinoco Flow"; "Carribbean Blue"; "Only Time"), born in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland.
- Enya [Eithne Ní Bhraonáin], Irish singer and songwriter (" Orinoco Flow" ; "Carribbean Blue" ; "Only Time"), born in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland.
- Enya, Irish singer, songwriter, and musician, Gweedore, born in Ireland.
- Enya, World Music Singer, born in Gweedore, Ireland.
- SPORTS
- Enya Ni Bhraonain, from Irish family band Clannad who had the 1982 UK No.5 single 'Harry's Game'. Enya had the solo,1988 UK No.1 single 'Orinoco Flow', and the 2001 US No.2 album 'A Day Without Rain'. Enya is Ireland's biggest selling solo artist and second overall behind U2 with an estimated 75 million records sold worldwide..
On this day in 1956
- BIRTHS
- Johnjoe Mcfadden, British biologist, Donegal, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1953
- BIRTHS
- Mary Flaherty, Irish Fine Gael politician, Dublin, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1951
- BIRTHS
- Liam Ball, Irish swimmer, Tuam, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1950
- BIRTHS
- Michael P. Kitt, Irish politician, Tuam, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1949
- POLITICS
- British government recognises Republic of Ireland (previously Irish Free State).
On this day in 1935
- BIRTHS
- Hugh Barr, Soccer Player, born in Northern Ireland.
On this day in 1934
- BIRTHS
- Michael Cleary, Irish priest, Dublin, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1933
- BIRTHS
- Pat Crowley,, Rathdowney, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1928
- BIRTHS
- William J. Murphy, Irish politician, County Cork, born in Ireland.
- David O'morchoe, British Army general, Dublin, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1925
- BIRTHS
- Michael Herbert, Irish politician and hurler, County Limerick, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1920
- BIRTHS
- John N. Ross, Irish solicitor and politician, Cork, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1915
- BIRTHS
- Oisín Kelly, Irish sculptor, Dublin, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1914
- BIRTHS
- James Carney, Irish Celtic scholar, Kilbaha, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1912
- BIRTHS
- Pauline Clotworthy, Irish teacher of fashion design, Dublin, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1911
- BIRTHS
- Maureen O'sullivan, actress, Boyle, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1884
- BIRTHS
- Byron Russell, Irish actor, Clonmel, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1874
- BIRTHS
- Alfred Martin Duggan-Cronin, South African photographer, County Cork, born in Ireland.
- Marie Elizabeth Hayes, missionery, Kanturk, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1855
- BIRTHS
- Tim Healy, Irish politician, Bantry, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1808
- BIRTHS
- Richard Brydges Beechey, British artist, London, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1805
- BIRTHS
- William Allport Leighton, British botanist, County Tipperary, born in Ireland.
On this day in 1794
- BIRTHS
- Anna Brownell Jameson, Anglo-Irish historian and writer (Loves of the Poets), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1860).