Sainsbury’s, which owns the high street chain, said that “any standalone Argos store which has not reopened since March will remain closed permanently“. Supermarket bosses confirmed that 120 standalone Argos stores had not opened their doors since the first national coronavirus lockdown forced them to close in March. Can youRead More →
In 1922, after the Irish War of Independence most of Ireland seceded from the United Kingdom to become the independent Irish Free State but under the Anglo-Irish Treaty the six northeastern counties, known as Northern Ireland, remained within the United Kingdom, creating the partition of Ireland. When did Northern IrelandRead More →
English and Irish (Gaeilge) are the official languages in the Republic of Ireland. Northern Ireland is where you’ll hear the soft strains of Ullans (Ulster-Scots). You’ll find Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) areas predominantly along the west coast, where Irish is widely spoken. Where does the name Mullingar come from? The town takesRead More →
The saga of the name Wilson begins among the Viking settlers who arrived in Scotland in the medieval era. The name Wilson is derived from the personal name William. The name literally was derived from the patronymic expression son of William or son of Wil. Is Wilson a Welsh name?Read More →
Celtic knots (Irish: snaidhm Cheilteach, Welsh: cwlwm Celtaidd, Cornish: kolm Keltek, Scottish Gaelic: snaidhm Ceilteach) are a variety of knots and stylized graphical representations of knots used for decoration, used extensively in the Celtic style of Insular art. Are Celtic symbols Scottish? Celtic symbols are widespread throughout countries such asRead More →
The UK site for Hermes no longer accepts requests to ship parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland and instead directs users to its international site instead. Does Hermes deliver on Saturday Northern Ireland? Standard delivery – we’ll deliver your parcel in 2 to 4 days, including weekends. We canRead More →
Donegal remains the poorest county in the Republic, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Disposable income per head (income after tax available for spending) in the county was €13,928 in 2002, compared with €18,850 for Dublin, which, not surprisingly, is the wealthiest county. What isRead More →