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unusual facts about Modern Irish



Corcu Duibne

The Iron Age mountaintop fortress Caherconree, preserving the name of the legendary Cú Roí, a cousin of Conaire Mór, is found on the Dingle Peninsula, the name of which in Modern Irish is Corca Dhuibhne.


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Austin Kelly

The band's recordings were broadcast on the WTEL radio station in Philadelphia, which helped inspire the modern Irish music scene in the city.

FNG

Foclóir Stairiúil na Nua-Ghaeilge (Dictionary of Modern Irish also known as the Foclóir na Nua-Ghaeilge project)

Poblacht na hÉireann

The Republic of Ireland, the legal description since 1949 of the modern Irish state

Rudi Holzapfel

Holzapfel has published with other Irish authors, including Oliver Snoddy and John Farrell, and his work has been anthologized in the Penguin Book of Irish Verse and Modern Irish Poets.

Vivian Mercier

His last marriage (1974-1989) was to the Irish novelist and children's writer Eilís Dillon, who edited his posthumous book, Modern Irish Literature: Sources and Founders (Oxford, 1994).