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>","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. ","Scotland<\/strong> or Gaelic: Alba or Alban<\/strong> is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. As the northernmost country of the UK, its land mass covers more than a third of the island of Great Britain","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>","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 northern region of Ulster was an ancient kingdom, and one of the four historic Provinces of Ireland. The region was mostly annexed by the English Crown during the reign of James I (1603-1625). The Province of Ulster is now","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>","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.","From its founding until the last prison ship set sail in 1868, Van Diemen's Land<\/strong> was the primary penal colony in Australia and over 75,000 convicts were transported there.","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 Meath (Meath, <\/i><\/b>Contae na Mí or simply <\/b>an Mhí<\/b>)<\/b><\/span><\/span>
Located in the province of Leinster, County Meath<\/b> is bordered by Dublin, Louth, Kildare, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, and Monaghan, as well as the shoreline of the Irish Sea. Known as "The Royal County," the historic Kingdom of Meath was the seat of the High King of Ireland for a time. It was also the island's fifth province, ruled for centuries by the Southern Uí Néill dynasty in the late 1100s. The seat of the High King of Ireland was at Tara. Rich with history, the archaeological complex of Brú na Bóinne in the north-east of the county is 5,000 years old. North of Navan is Randalstown which has the earliest known evidence of human settlement, Mesolithic flints, in the county.<\/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.","England<\/strong> 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.","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.","Local names, <\/strong>which are also referred to as toponymic surnames, were given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. They were also sometimes used to denote a person's nationality.",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\/castle1.webp","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/scotland-med2.webp","\/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\/dounty_dublin.webp?pos=floatRight","","","","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/first_fleet_ship.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/county_meath.webp?pos=floatRight","","","","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/books2.webp",null],"mode":"f","s":"Karney","sU":"CARNEY","oC":"IR","o":"Irish","o2":null,"cOk":true,"c":"\/dpreview\/CARNEY\/IR\/Karney\/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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