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>","A family seat,<\/strong> or simply a seat,<\/strong> was the principal manor of a medieval lord, often an elegant country mansion. It denoted the family held political and economic influences. ","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.","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. ","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.","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.","Ellis Island<\/strong> is located about one mile southwest of Manhattan in Upper New York Bay, United States. From 1892 to 1943, it was the main immigration station for the United States of America. For many thousands of immigrants traveling en route to Ellis Island, the towering Statue of Liberty provided the first glimpse of their new home.","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 Tipperary, (Tipperary, Cross Tipperary, <\/b>Contae Thiobraid Árann<\/b>)<\/b><\/span><\/span>
Named after the town in the province of Munster, County Tipperary<\/b> was established in the early 13th century. Referred to as the "Premier County" in the 1840s, a tribute to the nationalistic feeling in Tipperary. The editor of the Nation newspaper said, "where Tipperary leads, Ireland follows." Following the Norman invasion, the Kingdom of Munster was claimed as a lordship. By 1210, the sheriffdom of Munster shired into Tipperary and Limerick. "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" written by Jack Judge is based on Tipperary since his grandparents came from the county.<\/span><\/span>","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.","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>","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.","In America, those who took up arms for the Crown and fought for a United Empire longed to see the English people united under a common flag and sovereign. These largely forgotten U. E. Loyalists (United Empire Loyalists<\/strong>) who resolved not to live under any flag but the British flag were often driven out of the United States.","Suffolk <\/strong>is in East Anglia on the East side of England, bordered by Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex, it has a coast line in the North Sea. It has extensive farming and arable land with areas of outstanding natural beauty with its hill and the wetland area of the Broads. With many archeology finds over the years from eras like the Stone Age, Bronze Age and the famous Sutton Hoo one of England’s most significant Anglo-Saxon finds. ",null],"lnksHoverSummaryImgURL":[null,"\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/books.webp?pos=floatRight","","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/clare_ireland.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/castle1.webp","","","","","","","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/first_fleet_ship.webp?pos=floatRight","","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/island_of_ireland_waterford.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/island_of_ireland_sligo.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/cornwall.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/county_limerick.webp?pos=floatRight","","","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/Suffolk England.webp?pos=floatRight",null],"mode":"f","s":"Hickey","sU":"HICKEY","oC":"IR","o":"Irish","o2":null,"cOk":true,"c":"\/dpreview\/HICKEY\/IR\/Hickey\/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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