The Incomparable History Of Ireland

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Ireland's Three Great Waves
22/1/2026 | 15 mins.
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Ireland's "Three Great Waves" (Tri tonna hErend) are mythical, powerful ocean waves linked to Irish mythology, named Tonn Clíodhna, Tonn Tuaithe, and Tonn Rudhraighe, believed to roar ominously before significant events like the deaths of kings or warriors, foretelling danger and mourning, with tales involving sea gods and mythological figures. Some say you can still see and hear them and some have attributed them to shipwrecks.
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Big Oil Brings Disaster to Ireland
18/1/2026 | 23 mins.
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The Whiddy Island disaster was a catastrophic event on January 8, 1979, when the French oil tanker Betelgeuse exploded at the Gulf Oil terminal in Bantry Bay, Ireland, killing 50 people (49 on the ship/jetty and one diver later) and causing immense destruction, ultimately attributed to structural failure, inadequate maintenance, and cost-cutting measures by the tanker's operator, Total S.A., leading to severe buckling and explosions while discharging oil
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The Heist of the Irish Crown Jewels
13/1/2026 | 20 mins.
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The Irish Crown Jewel Hiest was the 1907 theft of the ceremonial jewels of the Order of St. Patrick from Dublin Castle, a major unsolved scandal involving Sir Arther Vicars (Ulster King of Arms) and potential inside job suspects like Francis Shackleton, with the valuable emerald- and diamond-encrusted regalia never recovered and sparking political intrigue between nationalist and unionist factions.
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Is Ireland Re-Writing History?
06/1/2026 | 11 mins.
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The Brusselstown Ring archaeological find in County Wicklow, Ireland, is a massive prehistoric hillfort with over 600 house platforms, making it the largest nucleated settlement found in prehistoric Britain and Ireland, dating to the Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age (around 1200-800 BC). This discovery, part of the Baltinglass Hillfort Cluster, challenges ideas about early Irish towns, suggesting large, complex settlements emerged centuries earlier than previously thought, with evidence of organized structures like potential water cisterns and dense housing.
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The Explosion That Built Dublin
05/1/2026 | 10 mins.
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There was a massive explosion on March 11, 1597, when a stockpile of gunpowder on the docks in Dublin ignited. The explosion devastated central Dublin, killing 126 people, and halting city growth for decades. The explosion was in midst of a clerk's mismanagement of workers that lead to a porter strike. The strike causing an unusual build up of gunpowder.
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About The Incomparable History Of Ireland

Ireland has been inhabited mythically for 33,000 years with the first humans arriving about 10,000 years ago. Known as the Neolithic and Megalithic period, humans used small stone tools, and polished and crafted with points and attached to antlers, bone or wood to serve as spears and arrows. They often lived nomadically in camps by rivers and bodies of water.The Ancient Greeks called Ireland The Ancient Island! Ireland has 70% of Europe's rock art. The megalithic structures have many stories and New Grange is older than the pyramids and Stonehenge. These residents of Ireland were observers of the night sky who understood cosmic patterns. Irish Mythology has magical journeys to the Otherworld, stories of Irish heroes like Cú Chulainn, tales of monsters and time-travel that inspired Tolkien Lords of the Rings as well as the books of C.S. Lewis. A whole world of amazing stories are waiting for you!https://www.facebook.com/ClanNaGaelDEhttps://www.irishrosegiftshop.com/

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