10 Facts About

Ireland

The oldest bar in the world is in Ireland! Sean’s Bar has been researched thoroughly by the Guinness Book of Records Dating to 900AD.

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In Irish, there is no word for YES or NO.  However, you can say Tá sin ceart – That`s right.

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The submarine was invented in Ireland by John Philip Holland.

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According to the Belfast List, 2,225 people boarded the Titanic. Of those, 1,317 were passengers and 908 people were members of the crew. Only 713 people survived

Irish invented Halloween! Over the centuries, the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, a harvest festival that celebrated the end of the summer, and All Saint’s Day merged to become Halloween later as we know it.

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Cork Harbour claims to be the second-largest natural harbour in the world by navigational area, after Sydney’s Port Jackson.