Heritage railways in the Republic of Ireland - Heritage railways in the Republic of Ireland Heritage railways in the Republic of Ireland is a link page for any heritage railway in the Republic of Ireland. See: List of heritage railways, Heritage railways in Northern Ireland, railway, mountain railway, List of Conservation topics, Conservation in the Republic of Ireland Cavan & Leitrim Railway Foyle Valley Railway Irish Steam Preservation Society Railway Preservation Society of Ireland Shannonbridge Bog Railway, Co. Offaly Tralee Steam Railway.
Heritage railways in Northern Ireland - Heritage railways in Northern Ireland Heritage railways in Northern Ireland is a link page for any heritage railway in Northern Ireland. See: List of heritage railways, Heritage railways in the Republic of Ireland, railway, mountain railway, List of Conservation topics, Conservation in the United Kingdom Donegal Railway Centre Downpatrick Railway Museum Giant's Causeway Tramway.
List of heritage railways - List of heritage railways List of heritage railways is a link page for any heritage railway anywhere. See: railway, mountain railway, List of Conservation topics, Conservation in the United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Heritage railways in the Republic of Ireland United Kingdom List of British heritage and private railways List of British railway museums Heritage railways in Northern Ireland Heritage railways in the Isle of Man Belgium Heritage railways in Belgium.
List of railway companies - Australasia 4 Europe 5 North America 5.1 Canada 5.2 Mexico 5.3 United States 6 South America & Central America 7 See also Africa Railway unions: Union of African Railways (UAR) Southern African Railway Association (SARA), which represents: CFB (Benguela Railway in Angola) Botswana Railway CFM (Mozambique Railway) Malawi Railway TransNamib Swaziland Railway Tazara (Tanzania/Zambia Railway Authority) Zambia Railway NRZ (National Railways of Zimbabwe) Tanzania Railways Corporation Central East African Railway in Malawi Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway Metrorail of South Africa Spoornet (South-Africa) Railway companies: Algeria Algerian Railways (SNFT) Angola Bengula Railway Benin Benin Railways (OCBN) Botswana Burkina Faso SITARAIL Côte d'Ivoire SITARAIL Cameroon Cameroon National Railways Authority (REGIFERCAM) Congo, Republic of the Congo - Ocean Railway (CFCO) Congo, Democratic Republic of (formerly Zaire) (Due to civil war the railway system of the.
Conservation in the Republic of Ireland - Conservation in the Republic of Ireland Conservation in the Republic of Ireland Areas Heritage railway National Parks in the Republic of Ireland Natural Heritage Area Statutory National Reserve Lighthouses in the Republic of Ireland World Heritage Sites Governmental Dúchas Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (DAFF) Non-governmental Badgerwatch Ireland Donkey Sanctuary Ireland Friends of the Irish Environment Irish Peatland Conservation Council Irish Wildlife Federation Irish Wildlife Trust Native Woodland Trust Network of Irish Environment and Development Organisations For hundreds of Links about Conservation, go to: List of Conservation topics.
Northern Ireland Railways - Northern Ireland Railways Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) is the railway division of the state-owned transport company Translink responsible for running the rail network in Northern Ireland. The curent length of the NIR network is 342 km (210 miles) and the company operates trains on two main routes: the line between Belfast and Londonderry, and that between Belfast and the border with the Republic of Ireland. On the later route NIR operates a joint service of fast trains between Belfast and Dublin in conjunction with the state railway company of the Republic of Ireland, Iarnród Éireann. NIR also operates a branch line from Coleraine to Portrush, and suburban services from Belfast to Bangor, Larne, and Portadown. Northern Ireland Railways was formed in 1968 when it took over from.
List of British heritage and private railways - List of British heritage and private railways List of British heritage and private railways This list is intended as a list of railways (railroads) in Britain. For rail museums see List of British railway museums. More links at foot of page. Many of these railways were originally lines closed by British Railways under the Beeching cuts in the 1960s, and reopened as private and / or heritage lines. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 England 2 Scotland 3 Wales 4 See also England Appleby Frodingham Railway Avon Valley Railway The Battlefield Line Railway, Shackerstone, Leicestershire Bluebell Railway - 9 miles crossing between East Sussex and West Sussex, Standard Gauge Bodmin & Wenford Railway - 6.5 miles in Cornwall, Standard Gauge Bowes Railway Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway Bure Valley.
Chief Herald of Ireland - Chief Herald of Ireland The office of the Chief Herald of Ireland, (sometimes, though incorrectly, called the Office of Arms) is the Irish Republic's authority on all heraldic matters relating to Ireland. Dating since 1552, it is the oldest Office of State, the title was previously Ulster King of Arms until 1 April 1943. All Irish citizens, male or female, may petition the Chief Herald for a Grant of Arms. A Grant of Arms may also be made, upon petition, to persons normally resident in Ireland; persons living abroad who are of provable Irish descent in either the paternal or maternal line; persons with significant links to Ireland; corporate bodies within Ireland; corporate bodies with significant links to Ireland but based in countries with no heraldic authority. A.
Transportation in Ireland - Transportation in Ireland Railways: total: 1,947 km broad gauge: 1,947 km 1.600-m gauge (38 km electrified; 485 km double track) (1998) Iarnród Éireann provides rail services linking Dublin (Pearse, Connolly & Heuston Stns.) to Cork (Kent Stn.), Waterford (Plunket Stn.), Kilkenny (MacDonagh Stn.), Galway (Ceannt Stn.), Tralee (Casement Stn.), Sligo (MacDiarmada Stn.), Limerick (Colbert Stn.) and Belfast. Since 1984 an electrically operated train service runs between Bray and Howth. It is called the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART). Noises have been made about the possibility of both a tram system and a subway system for Dublin, but a decision has yet to be made. Highways: total: 92,500 km paved: 87,043 km (including 115 km of expressways) unpaved: 5,457 km (1999 est.) Ireland's roads link Dublin with all.
Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland Northern Ireland, a region of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, lies in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It covers 14,139 km² (5,459 square miles), and has a population of 1,685,267 (April 2001). The capital is Belfast. Northern Ireland Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Overview 2 Geographic Nomenclature 3 History 3.1 Early 20th century 3.2 Late 20th century 3.3 After the Good Friday (Belfast) Agreement 4 Demographics 5 Languages 6 Towns and villages 7 Places of interest 8 Recommended Reading List Overview The Government of Ireland Act 1920, enacted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland parliament, set up Northern Ireland as a separate political entity in 1921. Faced with divergent demands from Irish nationalists and Unionists over.
World Heritage Sites - World Heritage Sites A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain range, lake, desert, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated for the international World Heritage program administered by UNESCO. The program aims to catalogue, name, and preserve sites of outstanding importance, either cultural or natural, to the common heritage of humankind (exact criteria). Listed sites can obtain funds from the World Heritage Fund under certain conditions. The program was founded with the Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage that was adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO on 16 November 1972. As of 2003, a total of 754 sites have been included in the list. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 List of World Heritage Sites.
Limerick, Ireland - Limerick, Ireland Limerick is a city and county seat in the southwest of the Republic of Ireland. It has an official population (census 2000) of 86,998, however probably an equal number live in the new suburban areas outside the official city boundaries. It is chiefly renowned for its rugby heritage and vicious family feuds. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: Lat: 52.6652 Lon: -008.6238 Interactive Map Limerick is a University town. The University of Limerick, which is situated about 5km east of the city center in the town of Castletroy is an internationally renouned center for Materials Science, Physics and Sports Science. It has a student population of around 10,000. Limerick Institute of Technology is a recient addition to the city. It is built in the town of Caherdavin about.
List of Titles and Honours of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom - of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth. The Bahamas: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth. Barbados: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Barbados and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth. Belize: Elizabeth The Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Belize and of Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth. Canada: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. Grenada: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great.
January 1 - March 25 in England 1651 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland 1700 - Russia accepts Julian calendar 1707 - John V becomes King of Portugal 1738 - Bouvet Island was discovered 1788 - First edition of The Times, previously The Daily Universal Register, was published. 1801 - Legislative union of Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland completed to form United Kingdom 1801 - Discovery of 1 Ceres, first known asteroid 1801 - USS Chesapeake takes first prize the French privateer La Jeune Creole 1804 - End of French rule in Haiti. 1808 - Importation of slaves into the United States is banned 1863 - Abraham Lincoln delivers the Emancipation Proclamation during the second year of the American Civil War. 1863 - The first claim under the Homestead Act.
Historic houses in England - England. See also: Historic houses in Wales, Historic houses in Scotland, Historic houses in Northern Ireland, Historic houses in the Republic of Ireland, List of Conservation topics, List of museums, List of abbeys and priories, List of castles, National Trust Properties in England, English Heritage Properties in England, UK topics Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Bedfordshire 2 Berkshire 3 Buckinghamshire 4 Cheshire 5 Derbyshire 6 Devon 7 East Riding of Yorkshire 8 East Sussex 9 Greater Manchester 10 Kent 11 Lancashire 12 Lincolnshire 13 Norfolk 14 Northamptonshire 15 Northumberland 16 North Yorkshire 17 Oxfordshire 18 Staffordshire 19 South Yorkshire 20 Suffolk 21 Warwckshire 22 West Sussex 23 West Midlands 24 West Yorkshire 25 Wiltshire Bedfordshire Houghton House Berkshire Basildon Park (owned by charitable trust) Cliveden Buckinghamshire Green Park, Aston Clinton Boarstall.
History of Cape Colony from 1870 to 1899 - of earlier and later phases. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Development of Modern Conditions 2 Origin of the Afrikander Bond 3 Hofmeyr’s Policy 4 Rhodes and Dutch Sentiment 5 South African Customs Union 6 Diamonds and Railways 7 Rhodes as Prime Minister 8 Movement for Commercial Federation 9 Schreiner’s Policy Development of Modern Conditions The year 1870 marks the dawn of a new era in South Africa. From that date the development of modern South Africa may be said to have fairly started, and in spite of political complications, arising from time to time, the progress of Cape Colony down to the outbreak of the Boer War of 1899 went steadily forward. The discovery of diamonds on the Orange river in 1867, followed immediately afterwards by the discovery of diamonds on.
Eamon de Valera - Valera) (14 October, 1882 - 29 August, 1975), was a leader of Ireland's struggle for independence from Britain in the early 20th Century, and of the Republican opposition in the ensuing Irish Civil War, and was subsequently thrice Irish Prime Minister, as second President of the Executive Council (original name for prime minister) and the first Taoiseach (prime ministerial title after 1937). He finished his career as President of Ireland. ÉAMON DE VALERA President of Ireland Rank: 3rd Term of Office: 25 June 1959 - 24 June 1973 Number of Terms: 2 Predecessor: Sean T. O'Kelly Successor: Erskine Childers First Lady: Sinéad Bean de Valera Profession: politician, teacher, mathematician Nominated by: Fianna Fáil (1959 & 1966) Other candidates: Fine Gael (1959): Sean McEoin Fine Gael (1966): Tom O'Higgins Table of contents.
December 2003 - War on Terrorism Afghanistan timeline December 2003 Occupation of Iraq Iraq Timeline December 31, 2003 In Taiwan, President Chen Shui-bian signs a law that allows referendums to be held. The People's Republic of China condemns this. [1] Occupation of Iraq: A car bomb detonates outside an upmarket Baghdad restaurant much favoured by foreign journalists, killing five New Year revellers. [1] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences mails nomination ballots in which it qualifies 254 films released in 2003 as eligible for Oscar consideration. [1] December 30, 2003 The European Union is investigating a series of parcel bombs targeting the European Central Bank in Frankfurt and Europol headquarters at The Hague. Investigators state that it is too early to draw any connections between these bombs and the letter bomb sent.
1997 - February 4 - On their way to Lebanon two Israeli troop-transport helicopters collide killing 73. February 4 - After at first contesting the results, Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic recognizes opposition victories in the November 1996 elections. February 5 - The so-called "Big Three" banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families. February 5 - Morgan Stanley and Dean Witter investment banks announce a $10 billion merger. February 9 - The Simpsons surpasses The Flintstones as the longest-running prime-time animated series. February 10 - The United States Army suspends Sgt. Major Gene McKinney, its top-ranking enlisted soldier, after hearing allegations of sexual misconduct. February 11 - Bill Parcells becomes head coach of New York Jets. February 13 - Tune-up and repair work.
1998 - March 2 - Data sent from the Galileo probe indicates that Jupiter's moon Europa has a liquid ocean under a think crust of ice. March 4 - Gay rights: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that federal laws banning on-the-job sexual harassment also apply when both parties are the same sex. March 5 - NASA announced that that the Clementine probe orbiting the Moon had found enough water in polar craters to support a human colony and rocket fueling station. March 5 - NASA announces the choice of United States Air Force Lt. Col. Eileen Collins as commander of a future Space Shuttle Columbia mission to launch an X-ray telescope making Collins the first woman commander of a space shuttle mission. March 10 - American troops stationed in the.
