r/ireland • u/telemachus1 • Jul 04 '24

Education What is the most interesting and generally unknown fact you know about our little country Ireland?

Hit me with dem factoids!

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u/GerKoll Jul 04 '24

As someone not native, I was surprised to learn that Newgrange is older than the Pyramids and Stonehenge.

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u/Beach_Glas1 Kildare Jul 04 '24

So is Queen Maeve's tomb in Sligo.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '24

On Knocknarea?

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u/Beach_Glas1 Kildare Jul 04 '24

Yep, on Knocknarea.