Bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, Galway, Roscommon, and Sligo, County Mayo<\/b> is part of the province of Connacht. The county's boundaries, which were formed in 1585, reflect the Mac William Íochtar lordship at that time. The history of County Mayo <\/span>is long, with evidence of occupation going back to Mesolithic communities around 4500B. The county has experienced perhaps the highest emigration out of Ireland. From the 1840’s to 1880’s emigrants left the rural townlands of the county initially triggered by the great famine, as well as searching for new work in the United Kingdom and the United States. Today the county has beautiful landscapes and historical sites, such as the tombs.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>","County Waterford (Waterford, <\/b>Contae Phort Láirge<\/b>)<\/b><\/span><\/span>
County Waterford <\/span><\/span>is commonly known as "The Déise," pronounced "day-shih" or in Irish "Na Déise." Located in the province of Munster, Waterford is part of the southeast region. There is an Irish-speaking area in the southwest of the county. The county is known for its beautiful beaches along the volcanic coastline and the Copper Coast, a designated UNESCO Geopark. Many megalithic tombs and ogham stones are also in this county. The Viking influence can still be seen with Reginald's Tower, one of the first buildings to use a brick and mortar in Ireland.<\/span><\/span><\/span>","County Roscommon (Roscommon, <\/b>Contae Ros Comáin<\/b>)<\/b><\/span><\/span>
County Roscommon's <\/span><\/span>name derives from 'Ros,' meaning a wooded, gentle height, and Comán, the first abbot and bishop who founded the first monastery there in 550 AD. This county borders Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Letrim, Longford, Westmeath, and Offaly and is part of the province of Connacht in the Northern and Western Region, Roscommon<\/strong> is rich in history.<\/span><\/span><\/span>","County Fermanagh (Fermanagh, <\/b>Contae Fhear Manach)<\/b><\/span><\/span>
County Fermanagh <\/span><\/span>“Contae Fhear Manach, <\/span>meaning “men of Manach,” is within the province of Ulster, bordered by County Tyrone, County Monaghan, County Cavan, County Leitrim, and County Donegal. The only known Celtic tribe named in the 150 AD map of Ireland is the Menapii; they located their first colony—Menapia—on the Leinster coast around 216 BC. There are a sequence of faults over the county the Killadeas <\/span><\/span><\/span>","Connaught is the westernmost province of Ireland. In the modern era, the spelling changed to Connacht. This province has a population of approximately 424,000 today, and contains the counties of Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon,","County Monaghan (Monaghan, <\/b>Contae Mhuineacháin)<\/b><\/span><\/span>
The county had existed since 1585 when the Mac Mathghamhna rulers of Airgíalla agreed to join the Kingdom of Ireland. It is a part of the Border Region and the province of Ulster. County Monaghan<\/b> is the birthplace of the poet and writer Patrick Kavanagh, who based much of his work in the county. Monaghan County Museum is recognized as one of the leading provincial museums in Ireland, being awarded the Council of Europe Award (1980).<\/span><\/span><\/span>","County Limerick (Limerick, <\/b>Contae Luimnigh<\/b>)<\/b><\/span><\/span>
County Limerick<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b> is in the province of Munster and located in the Mid-West. The county's name in Irish is Luimneach, "the flat area," which is relatively accurate as the land consists mainly of a fertile limestone plain. Volcanic rock is found in numerous areas in the county, including Carrigogunnell, Knockfierna, and Pallasgreen\/Kilteely in the east. It is believed humans established in County Limerick<\/b> in the Lough Gur possible as early as 3000 BC. The county has a long history, and many artifacts can be found, enticing lots of tourists to the area as well as artists.<\/span><\/span><\/span>","Munster is the southernmost of the four Irish provinces.
As of 2006, it has a population of 1,172,170 people, and contains the counties of Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, and Waterford. These","Ireland<\/strong> was first settled around 6000 BC by a race of Middle Stone Age hunter-gatherers who lived there. They tended to hunt such creatures as the megaceros, a giant variety of deer so large that their antlers spanned ten feet. ","County Dublin (Dublin, <\/b>Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath<\/b>)<\/b><\/span><\/span>
Part of the province of Leinster, bordered by Meath, Kildare, Wicklow, and the Irish Sea, is County Dublin. <\/span>Ireland’s most populous county is divided into the local government areas of Dublin City<\/span>, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Fingal<\/span><\/b>, and South Dublin; the <\/span>latter three were created in 1994. Discoveries of inhabitants dating back to the late Mesolithic period make this county the oldest in Ireland. With a rich history from the Vikings through to expansion in the 1960’s it is clear to see why there is a strong influence on tourism, but don’t underestimate the new draws such as the Guinness Storehouse.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>","Grattan and the Irish Volunteer army obtained an independent parliament in 1782. Continued Irish unrest and Wolfe Tone's rebellion in 1798 led to the Act of Union in 1800 and Irish representation in British Parliament. Daniel O'Connell's agitation resulted in the granting of Catholic Emancipation in 1829. The Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s decimated the population and caused mass emigration. ","The First Fleet<\/strong> departed from Portsmouth, on the south coast of England, on May 13, 1787 and sailed for around 250 days. The fleet was comprised of eleven ships - six prison ships, three equipment ships, and two navy ships, Sirius and Supply. After an extremely long journey, the First Fleet finally arrived at Botany Bay, located in Sydney, New South Wales, between January 18 and 20, 1788.","Dutch navigator Willem Jansz<\/strong> aboard the Duyfken was the first European to land in waht is now known as Australia<\/strong> in 1606. He charted much of the Gulf of Carpentaria, located on the northern coast of Australia. In 1616, another Dutch captain, Dirk Hartog, landed on the west coast of Australia near Shark Bay.",null],"lnksHoverSummaryImgURL":[null,"\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/books.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/county_mayo.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/island_of_ireland_waterford.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/county_roscommon.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/county_fermanagh.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/connacht_province.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/county_monaghan.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/county_limerick.webp?pos=floatRight","","","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/dounty_dublin.webp?pos=floatRight","","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/first_fleet_ship.webp?pos=floatRight","",null],"mode":"f","s":"Cassey","sU":"CASEY","oC":"IR","o":"Irish","o2":null,"cOk":true,"c":"\/dpreview\/CASEY\/IR\/Cassey\/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","c2":"\/dpreview\/ANDERSON\/SC\/Anderson\/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","v":"1","sections":["","SettlersUS","SettlersCA","SettlersAU","SettlersNZ","SettlersZA","SettlersWI","Settlers","ContemporaryNotable","ContemporaryNotables","HistoricEvents","RelatedStories","Motto","SuggestedReading","Citations",""]}
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