Part of the province of Leinster, bordered by Meath, Kildare, Wicklow, and the Irish Sea, is County Dublin. Ireland’s most populous county is divided into the local government areas of Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Fingal, and South Dublin; the 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.","The Irish Potato Famine, also known as The Great Famine or Great Hunger lasted from 1845 to 1850 and resulted in a great exodus of Irish refugees fleeing to Britain, Australia, and North America, one of the most dramatic waves of Irish migration in history. It was one of the world's worst disasters in world history - over one million people died in a five year span.","Founded in 1788, New South Wales (NSW) was the first penal colony for England. British explorer, Captain James Cook, first discovered the east coast of Australia while attempting to examine the planet Venus in order to determine the distance from the Earth to the Sun in 1770, he first named it New Wales, then later New South Wales.","The First Fleet 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.","In 1086 when the Domesday Book conducted a survey Westmoreland (Westmorland) as a county did not exist, it was considered to form part of Yorkshire and part of Scotland. It became a single County of Westmoreland around 1226/1227. As a County is doesn’t exist today, however its historic borders were Cumberland (Cumbria), County Durham, Yorkshire and Lancashire. In 1974 it was abolished and combined with Cumberland as well as parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire to form the new County of Cumbria. Lake Windermere and the Lake District National Park draw visitors to the area. ","County Westmeath (Westmeath, Contae na hIarmhí or simply An Iarmhí)
Located in the province of Leinster, the Eastern and Midland Region. It formed part of the historic Kingdom of Meath. The kingdom was named Mide (meaning 'middle') because it was located in the geographical center of Ireland. Following the Norman invasion, the territory formed the basis for the Anglo-Norman Lordship of Meath granted by King Henry II of England to Hugh de Lacy in 1172. ","Dutch navigator Willem Jansz aboard the Duyfken was the first European to land in waht is now known as Australia 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.","England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It occupies more than half of the land of the area. It shares its borders with Wales to the West and Scotland the to its north. Laced by great rivers and small streams, England is a fertile land which has supported a thriving agricultural economy for millenia.",null],"lnksHoverSummaryImgURL":[null,"/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/books.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/castle1.webp","","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/dounty_dublin.webp?pos=floatRight","","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/first_fleet_ship.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/westmorland_england.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/ireland_westmeath.webp?pos=floatRight","","",null],"mode":"f","s":"Bracken","sU":"BRACKEN","oC":"IR","o":"Irish","o2":null,"cOk":true,"c":"/dpreview/BRACKEN/IR/Bracken/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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