I Never Knew That About Ireland

This charming and beautifully illustrated volume is packed with little known insights into the history and culture of the Emerald Isle. Including: *A tiny hamlet in Desart, Co. Kilkenny, was the birthplace of the man who designed the White House in Washington, D.C. *Five Irishmen were awarded the Nobel Prize. Four, W.B. Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, and Samuel Beckett, and Seamus Heaney, were awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. The fifth, Ernest Walton, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics: he split the atom. *The first transatlantic flight landed near the wild and isolated coast town of Clifden in Co. Galway. * Ireland was, during the 18th century, the world's largest exporter of butter *The shipyard at Belfast was once the busiest in the world *Van Morrison, James Galway, and Chaim Herzon (President of Israel) were all born in Belfast. Organized county by county, searching out their secrets and unearthing their hidden gems, this irresistible book holds a wealth of captivating information about the heritage, memories and monuments that have shaped Ireland right history.

• | Author: Christopher Winn
• | Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• | Publication Date: March 01, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 320 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1250088577
• | ISBN-13: 9781250088574