County Louth <\/span><\/span>was established in 1210, located in the province of Leinster and bordered by Meath, Monaghan, Armagh, and County Down, as well as having a coastal shoreline. County Louth <\/span>was named after the village of Louth, which is named after Lugh, a god of the ancient Irish. Historically, the placename has had various spellings; Lugmad, Lughmhaigh, and Lughmhadh. The county is steeped in myths and history. Also a setting in the Táin Bó Cúailnge epic.<\/span><\/span><\/span>","Located in the East Midlands region, Derbyshire <\/strong>includes much of the Peak District National Park. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Cheshire. Centrally located, it consists of rolling hills and uplands. First visitors were briefly there around the Aveley Interglacial, but it became occupied around Upper Paleolithic and Neolithic periods.","The Irish Potato Famine<\/strong>, also known as The Great Famine<\/strong> or Great Hunger<\/strong> 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<\/strong> (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\u00A0distance from the Earth to the Sun\u00A0in 1770, he first named it New Wales, then later New South Wales.","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.","County Clare (Clare, Contae an <\/b>Chl<\/b>áir<\/b>)<\/b><\/span><\/span>
Located in the province of Munster in Ireland, County Clare<\/b> borders the Atlantic Ocean. The 7th largest of the 32 counties, County Clare<\/b>, is surrounded by Munster, County Limerick, County Tipperary, and County Galway. It is nicknamed “Banner County.” <\/span>The oldest known evidence of human activity can be found in County Clare<\/span>, dating back to 10,500 BC in the Paleolithic era. Being one of the wealthiest places in Ireland for tombs, it is no wonder it draws many tourists annually.<\/span><\/span><\/span>","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.","The English county of Cornwall<\/strong> is located in the southwest of England and as of 2019 it had a population of 568,210. The Cornish People<\/strong> have a rich Celtic heritage and a language they can call their own. Cornwall was originally home to the people known as the Dumnonians, who were comprised of three tribes of ancient Britons known as the Veniti, the Curiovolitae, and the Asismii.","Wales,<\/strong> or Cymru<\/strong> a region of rugged mountains, Moors and forests, is noted for its large coal deposits. Its people are known for their strong Celtic heritage and renowned choral groups. This region was originally populated by an Iberian people, who were overrun by the Celts in the 6th century BC.",null],"lnksHoverSummaryImgURL":[null,"\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/books2.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/Yorkshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/Cheshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","","","","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/books2.webp","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/books.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/books.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/final_concord.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/county_louth.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/Derbyshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","","","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/first_fleet_ship.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/clare_ireland.webp?pos=floatRight","","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/cornwall.webp?pos=floatRight","",null],"mode":"f","s":"Dowdle","sU":"DOWDALL","oC":"IR","o":"Irish","o2":null,"cOk":true,"c":"\/dpreview\/DOWDALL\/IR\/Dowdle\/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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