2. An ollamh was the highest rank a Celtic poet could attain.

3. Thomas Stucley, Englishman, soldier and adventurer, died in 1578, after an eventful lifetime of plot, treason and intrigue. His (dubious) title was conferred by the Spanish monarchy.

4. The Stags of Broad Haven are a spectacular group of rocks off the coast of Mayo

5. The Lios is an ancient stone circle at Lough Gur, Co. Limerick

6. Francis Johnston (1760-1829) an Armagh native, was the architect of the General Post Office in Dublin.

7. The province of Ulster lends its name to a cloth overcoat - 'the Ulster'.

8. Richard Fitzralph, 14th century Archbishop of Armagh was known as St Richard of Dundalk