2. Three ships took part in the initial Norman Invasion of Ireland in May 1169.

3. Quilca House is found in County Cavan.

4. Glencar, County Sligo is noted for its spectacular waterfall.

5. A Royal National Lifeboat Institution station was founded in Arklow, Co. Wicklow in 1826.

6. Thackeray once described the Giant's Causeway as resembling 'a remnant of chaos'.

7. John Huston's last film was of James Joyce's The Dead.

8. Ryan O'Neal starred as Barry Lyndon. The 'Patrick' is rarely used.