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David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, OM, KStJ, PC (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922. A Liberal politician from Wales, he was known for leading the United Kingdom during the First World War, for social-reform policies (including the National Insurance Act 1911), for his role in the Paris Peace Conference, and for ...
Barcode. A UPC-A barcode. A barcode or bar code is a method of representing data in a visual, machine-readable form. Initially, barcodes represented data by varying the widths, spacings and sizes of parallel lines. These barcodes, now commonly referred to as linear or one-dimensional (1D), can be scanned by special optical scanners, called ...
The Great Famine, also known as the Great Hunger ( Irish: an Gorta Mór [ənˠ ˈɡɔɾˠt̪ˠə ˈmˠoːɾˠ] ), the Famine and the Irish Potato Famine, [1] [2] was a period of starvation and disease in Ireland lasting from 1845 to 1852 that constituted a historical social crisis and subsequently had a major impact on Irish society and history ...
The following Forbes list of Irish billionaires is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in 2024. [1] 2024 Irish Billionaires List [ edit ]
Fermanagh is by far the least populous of Northern Ireland's six counties, with just over one-third the population of Tyrone, the next least populous county. It is approximately 120 km (75 mi) from Belfast and 160 km (99 mi) from Dublin. The county town, Enniskillen, is the largest settlement in Fermanagh, situated in the middle of the county.
The Republic of Ireland's transport sector is responsible for 21% of the state's greenhouse gas emissions. [1] In Northern Ireland, the road network and railways are in state ownership. The Department for Infrastructure is responsible for these and other areas (such as water services). Two of the three main airports in Northern Ireland are ...
Portlaoise [2] ( / pɔːrtˈliːʃ / port-LEESH ), [3] or Port Laoise ( Irish: [ˌpˠɔɾˠt̪ˠˈl̪ˠiːʃə] ), is the county town of County Laois, Ireland . It is located in the South Midlands in the province of Leinster . Portlaoise was the fastest growing of the top 20 largest towns and cities in Ireland from 2011 to 2016. [4]
The populations of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford cities are included with the respective traditional counties. For a list of these cities and their suburbs by population see, List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland. For more information on city status, see City status in Ireland.