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The Spanish Armada in Ireland refers to the landfall made upon the coast of Ireland in September 1588 of a large portion of the 130-strong fleet sent by Philip II to invade England. Following its defeat at the naval battle of Gravelines , the Armada had attempted to return home through the North Atlantic , when it was driven from its course by ...
Map of Dundalk Area of Dundalk Municipal District. Dundalk (/ d ʌ n ˈ d ɔː (l) k / dun-DAW(L)K; [5] Irish: Dún Dealgan) is the county town of County Louth, Ireland.The town is on the Castletown River, which flows into Dundalk Bay on the east coast of Ireland.
Yahoo! Local Maps in beta (2005) Yahoo! Maps originally launched circa 1998. The data was provided by Vicinity Corporation. [5] A new Adobe Flash-based version called Yahoo! Local Maps was released in Beta in November 2005. [6] In April 2006, aerial and satellite views were added. [7] [8]
Cork (Irish: Corcaigh [ˈkɔɾˠkəɟ]; from corcach, meaning 'marsh') [6] is the second largest city in Ireland, the county town of County Cork, the largest city in the province of Munster and third largest on the island of Ireland.
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Map of Sea Areas and Coastal Weather Stations referred to in the Shipping Forecast. The 31 sea areas covered in the forecast are as shown in this table and map. [12] The forecast follows the order shown, going clockwise around the British Isles, with each area except Trafalgar, Irish Sea, Shannon, and Fair Isle bordering the previous.
Empress of Ireland ' s length was 570 ft (170 m) overall [11] and 548.9 ft (167.3 m) between perpendiculars. The beam was 65.7 ft (20.0 m) and her depth was 36.7 ft (11.2 m). [12] Empress of Ireland had twin four-bladed propellers, each driven by a quadruple-expansion steam engine.
Cannon on the Derry Walls. The Bogside is on the left.. The earliest references to the history of Derry date to the 6th century when a monastery was founded there; however, archaeological sites and objects predating this have been found.